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> [Freeing hostages is like putting up a stage set, which you do with the captors, agreeing on each piece as you slowly put it together; then you leave an exit through which both the captor and the captive can walk…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-waite/freeing-hostages-is-like-putting-up-a-stage-set-which-you-do-with-the/)

[Terry Waite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-waite/)

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## More by Terry Waite

> [Sometimes the wheels of justice grind slowly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-waite/sometimes-the-wheels-of-justice-grind-slowly/)

[Terry Waite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-waite/)

> [If one can understand why people behave as they do then often the road to forgiveness is opened. Not only is forgiveness essential for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-waite/if-one-can-understand-why-people-behave-as-they-do-then-often-the/)

[Terry Waite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-waite/)

> [At the end of the day, love and compassion will win.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-waite/at-the-end-of-the-day-love-and-compassion-will-win/)

[Terry Waite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-waite/)

> [If you are bitter, it will eat you up and do you much more damage than the people who have hurt you](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-waite/if-you-are-bitter-it-will-eat-you-up-and-do-you-much-more-damage-than/)

[Terry Waite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-waite/)

> [The terrible thing about TERRORISM is that ultimately it destroys those who practice it. Slowly but surely, as they try to extinguish life in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-waite/the-terrible-thing-about-terrorism-is-that-ultimately-it-destroys/)

[Terry Waite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-waite/)

> [Freeing hostages is like putting up a stage set, which you do with the captors, agreeing on each piece as you slowly put it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-waite/freeing-hostages-is-like-putting-up-a-stage-set-which-you-do-with-the/)

[Terry Waite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-waite/)

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