Quote by Ann Patchett Download Open image ““People souldn't be allowed to decide that they wished to remain a hostage”” — Ann Patchett ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.6 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare
Hostages want to survive - they are very focused on their own little view of things. — Ingrid Betancourt Copy Share Image
“Thoughts arise in the hostage's tormented brain. In the hospital, patients feel they are returning to childhood; in prison, they age. The gods blind… — Elie Wiesel Copy Share Image
“Why on earth would I try to escape the vile tyrant keeping me held hostage? I have no idea.” — Sarah Michelle Lynch Copy Share Image
“Though the captives' resistance was dangerous, through such acts, dignity was preserved, and through dignity, life itself.” — Laura Hillenbrand Copy Share Image
“Freedom awaits the person who chooses to move forward and to those who refuse to remain a prisoner or victim of their circumstances.” — Germany Kent Copy Share Image
“Kidnappings made for ransom were fast and messy; guns pointed at your head, urgent demands. Not keypads on the door and enough food to… — Tarryn Fisher Copy Share Image
If I were to be taken hostage, I would not plead for release nor would I want my government to be blackmailed. I think… — Margaret Mead Copy Share Image
“being kidnapped was something of a secret wish of mine. At least then I’d know that I mattered to someone, that I was of… — Ottessa Moshfegh Copy Share Image
“The Downs hijacking case came to epitomize everything not to do in a crisis situation, and inspired the development of today’s theories, training, and… — Chris Voss Copy Share Image
I can't write the book I want to write, but I can and will write the book I am capable of writing. — Ann Patchett Copy Share Image
“Without worry to protect me, every thought that came into my mind received real attention.” — Ann Patchett Copy Share Image
“I wrote the last sentence of The Patron Saint of Liars in early April and stumbled out of my apartment and into the beautiful… — Ann Patchett Copy Share Image
“In the future, he will try to say her name enough, but he never can.” — Ann Patchett Copy Share Image
My novels are very much the same, as I think many people's novels are. — Ann Patchett Copy Share Image
“He was in love, and never had he felt such kindness towards another person.” — Ann Patchett Copy Share Image
If I was a waitress, I was too tired at the end of the day when I came home to try to write. — Ann Patchett Copy Share Image
“She didn't know how to hate her mother yet, but every time she left her father crying in the airport she came that much… — Ann Patchett Copy Share Image
“When you think of love you think as an American. You must think like a Russian. It is a more expansive view.' 'Americans havea… — Ann Patchett Copy Share Image
