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> [When the guards noticed my chessboard, they all wanted to play me. And when they started to play me, they always won. The strongest among the guards taught me how to control the center. After that, the guards had no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohamedou-ould-slahi/when-the-guards-noticed-my-chessboard-they-all-wanted-to-play-me-and/)

[Mohamedou Ould Slahi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohamedou-ould-slahi/)

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## More by Mohamedou Ould Slahi

> [Many nights I wake up not able to breathe. I think I'm in Guantanamo Bay. I'm crying and shouting and making it very hard…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohamedou-ould-slahi/many-nights-i-wake-up-not-able-to-breathe-i-think-i-m-in-guantanamo/)

[Mohamedou Ould Slahi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohamedou-ould-slahi/)

> [I don't have a problem with black people - half my country is black people!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohamedou-ould-slahi/i-don-t-have-a-problem-with-black-people-half-my-country-is-black/)

[Mohamedou Ould Slahi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohamedou-ould-slahi/)

> [No matter how bad you make the torture scenes, the reality was much worse. Because you cannot put on screen 70 days and nights…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohamedou-ould-slahi/no-matter-how-bad-you-make-the-torture-scenes-the-reality-was-much/)

[Mohamedou Ould Slahi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohamedou-ould-slahi/)

> [Humiliation, sexual harassment, fear and starvation was the order of the day until around 10 P. M. Interrogators made sure that I had no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohamedou-ould-slahi/humiliation-sexual-harassment-fear-and-starvation-was-the-order-of/)

[Mohamedou Ould Slahi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohamedou-ould-slahi/)

> [I'm afraid to apply for a visa to the U.S.A. because it's against terrorism in a very undemocratic way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohamedou-ould-slahi/i-m-afraid-to-apply-for-a-visa-to-the-u-s-a-because-it-s-against/)

[Mohamedou Ould Slahi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohamedou-ould-slahi/)

> [Writing is like driving a car. Writing the beats of a screenplay? It's like driving a rover on Mars. You have to be absolutely,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohamedou-ould-slahi/writing-is-like-driving-a-car-writing-the-beats-of-a-screenplay-it-s/)

[Mohamedou Ould Slahi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohamedou-ould-slahi/)

> [I'm not looking to get even with anyone in my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohamedou-ould-slahi/i-m-not-looking-to-get-even-with-anyone-in-my-life/)

[Mohamedou Ould Slahi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohamedou-ould-slahi/)

> [I'm threatened because of the amount of information I've provided to the United States.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohamedou-ould-slahi/i-m-threatened-because-of-the-amount-of-information-i-ve-provided-to/)

[Mohamedou Ould Slahi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohamedou-ould-slahi/)

> [I believe the U.S. government owes it to the American people to tell them the truth about what is happening in Guantanamo.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohamedou-ould-slahi/i-believe-the-u-s-government-owes-it-to-the-american-people-to-tell/)

[Mohamedou Ould Slahi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohamedou-ould-slahi/)

> [They dedicated the whole time until around Nov. 10, 2003 to questioning me about Canada and Sept. 11; they didn't ask me a single…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohamedou-ould-slahi/they-dedicated-the-whole-time-until-around-nov-10-2003-to-questioning/)

[Mohamedou Ould Slahi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohamedou-ould-slahi/)

> [The U.S. bet its last penny on violence as the magic solution for every problem, and so the country is losing friends every day…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohamedou-ould-slahi/the-u-s-bet-its-last-penny-on-violence-as-the-magic-solution-for/)

[Mohamedou Ould Slahi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohamedou-ould-slahi/)

> [I have only written what I experienced, what I saw, what I learned first-hand.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohamedou-ould-slahi/i-have-only-written-what-i-experienced-what-i-saw-what-i-learned/)

[Mohamedou Ould Slahi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohamedou-ould-slahi/)

> [I'm sure if there is a debate, Guantanamo Bay must be closed. And it should be closed, because it does not belong in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohamedou-ould-slahi/i-m-sure-if-there-is-a-debate-guantanamo-bay-must-be-closed-and-it/)

[Mohamedou Ould Slahi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohamedou-ould-slahi/)

> [How can I render uninterrupted interrogation that has been lasting the last 7 years? That's like asking Charlie Sheen how many women he dated.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohamedou-ould-slahi/how-can-i-render-uninterrupted-interrogation-that-has-been-lasting/)

[Mohamedou Ould Slahi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohamedou-ould-slahi/)

> [There is no war between Muslims and Americans. There is no war between Americans and the poor people in the world. There is only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohamedou-ould-slahi/there-is-no-war-between-muslims-and-americans-there-is-no-war-between/)

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