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Ishmael Beah quotes: I was still hesitant to let myself let go, because I still believed in the fragility of happiness.

I was still hesitant to let myself let go, because I still believed in the fragility of happiness.

Ishmael Beah quotes: We walked into the arms of the forest...

We walked into the arms of the forest...

Ishmael Beah quotes: My squad is my family, my gun is my provider, and protector, and my rule is to kill or be killed.

My squad is my family, my gun is my provider, and protector, and my rule is to kill or be killed.

Ishmael Beah quotes: Some nights the sky wept stars that quickly floated and disappeared into the darkness before our wishes could meet them.

Some nights the sky wept stars that quickly floated and disappeared into the darkness before our wishes could meet them.

Ishmael Beah quotes: I believe that there is a God, and coming from an African tradition, I believe also that there are gods.

I believe that there is a God, and coming from an African tradition, I believe also that there are gods.

Ishmael Beah quotes: ONE OF THE UNSETTLING THINGS about my journey, mentally, physically, and emotionally, was that I wasn't sure when or where it was going to end.

ONE OF THE UNSETTLING THINGS about my journey, mentally, physically, and emotionally, was that I wasn't sure when or where it was going to end.

Ishmael Beah quotes: We danced and laughed into the morning. But gradually we stopped. It was as if we all knew that we could be happy for only a brief moment.

We danced and laughed into the morning. But gradually we stopped. It was as if we all knew that we could be happy for only a brief moment.

Ishmael Beah quotes: In early 1993, when I was 12, I was separated from my family as the Sierra Leone civil war, which began two years earlier, came into my life.

In early 1993, when I was 12, I was separated from my family as the Sierra Leone civil war, which began two years earlier, came into my life.

Ishmael Beah quotes: This days one must be careful to avoid awakening the pain of another.

This days one must be careful to avoid awakening the pain of another.

Ishmael Beah quotes: This isn't your fault, you know. It really isn't. You'll get though this. (page 151)

This isn't your fault, you know. It really isn't. You'll get though this. (page 151)

Ishmael Beah quotes: The branches of the trees looked as if they were holding hands and bowing their heads in prayer.

The branches of the trees looked as if they were holding hands and bowing their heads in prayer.

Ishmael Beah quotes: This was one of the consequences of the civil war. People stopped trusting each other, and every stranger became an enemy.

This was one of the consequences of the civil war. People stopped trusting each other, and every stranger became an enemy.

Ishmael Beah quotes: Who can ever know what path to walk on when all of them are either crooked or broken? One just has to walk.

Who can ever know what path to walk on when all of them are either crooked or broken? One just has to walk.

Ishmael Beah quotes: I took out my grenade and put my fingers inside the pin. 'Do you boys want this to be your last meal, or do you want to answer his question?

I took out my grenade and put my fingers inside the pin. 'Do you boys want this to be your last meal, or do you want to answer his question?

Ishmael Beah quotes: My childhood had gone by without my knowing, and it seemed as if my heart had frozen.

My childhood had gone by without my knowing, and it seemed as if my heart had frozen.

Ishmael Beah quotes: We must strive to be like the moon

We must strive to be like the moon

Ishmael Beah quotes: My teeth became sour as I listened to his story. It was then that I understood why he was quiet all the time.

My teeth became sour as I listened to his story. It was then that I understood why he was quiet all the time.

Ishmael Beah quotes: I knew I could never forget my past, but I wanted to stop talking about it so that I would be fully present in my new life.

I knew I could never forget my past, but I wanted to stop talking about it so that I would be fully present in my new life.

Ishmael Beah quotes: I grew up as a Muslim. I went to an Islamic elementary school. Most of my community was Muslim, so I grew up praying five times a day.

I grew up as a Muslim. I went to an Islamic elementary school. Most of my community was Muslim, so I grew up praying five times a day.

Ishmael Beah quotes: Most of the staff members were like that; they returned smiling after we hurt them. It was as if they had made a pact not to give up on us.

Most of the staff members were like that; they returned smiling after we hurt them. It was as if they had made a pact not to give up on us.

Ishmael Beah quotes: The sun's brightness painted our shadows on the ground.

The sun's brightness painted our shadows on the ground.

Ishmael Beah quotes: I wanted to see my family, even if it meant dying with them.

I wanted to see my family, even if it meant dying with them.

Ishmael Beah quotes: Children have the resilience to outlive their sufferings, if given a chance.

Children have the resilience to outlive their sufferings, if given a chance.

Ishmael Beah quotes: We all knew that we could grieve only for a short while in order to continue staying alive.

We all knew that we could grieve only for a short while in order to continue staying alive.

Ishmael Beah quotes: I am always quiet so that I know what to say when I must speak.

I am always quiet so that I know what to say when I must speak.

Ishmael Beah quotes: As a child soldier, your rights are constantly violated.

As a child soldier, your rights are constantly violated.

Ishmael Beah quotes: Circumstances will change and things will be fine, just hold on a little more

Circumstances will change and things will be fine, just hold on a little more

Ishmael Beah quotes: Sometimes I closed my eyes hard to avoid thinking, but the eye of the mind refused to be closed and continued to plague me with images.

Sometimes I closed my eyes hard to avoid thinking, but the eye of the mind refused to be closed and continued to plague me with images.

Ishmael Beah quotes: It's exhausting writing nonfiction, particularly when it's personal. It's tiring, always speaking about things that are not necessarily fun retelling.

It's exhausting writing nonfiction, particularly when it's personal. It's tiring, always speaking about things that are not necessarily fun retelling.

Ishmael Beah quotes: In the sky there are always answers and explanations for everything: every pain, every suffering, joy and confusion.

In the sky there are always answers and explanations for everything: every pain, every suffering, joy and confusion.

Ishmael Beah quotes: We had not only lost our childhood in the war but our lives had been tainted by the same experiences that still caused us great pain and sadness.

We had not only lost our childhood in the war but our lives had been tainted by the same experiences that still caused us great pain and sadness.

Ishmael Beah quotes: I was glad to see other faces and at the same time disappointed that the war had destroyed the enjoyment of the very experience of meeting people.

I was glad to see other faces and at the same time disappointed that the war had destroyed the enjoyment of the very experience of meeting people.

Ishmael Beah quotes: It isn't about knowing the most stories, child. It is about carrying the ones that are most important and passing them along.

It isn't about knowing the most stories, child. It is about carrying the ones that are most important and passing them along.

Ishmael Beah quotes: I would try desperately to think about my childhood, but I couldn't. The war memories had formed a barrier that I had to break in order to think

I would try desperately to think about my childhood, but I couldn't. The war memories had formed a barrier that I had to break in order to think

Ishmael Beah quotes: My squad was my family, my gun was my provider and protector, and my rule was to kill or be killed.

My squad was my family, my gun was my provider and protector, and my rule was to kill or be killed.

Ishmael Beah quotes: Children played guessing games, telling each other whether the gun fired was and AK-47, a G3, an RPG, or a machine gun.

Children played guessing games, telling each other whether the gun fired was and AK-47, a G3, an RPG, or a machine gun.

Ishmael Beah quotes: These days I live in three worlds: my dreams, and the experiences of my new life, which trigger memories from the past. (page 20)

These days I live in three worlds: my dreams, and the experiences of my new life, which trigger memories from the past. (page 20)

Ishmael Beah quotes: You can only threaten someone with hell if they have never had hell

You can only threaten someone with hell if they have never had hell