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

We walked into the arms of the forest... — Ishmael Beah

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

We must strive to be like the moon — Ishmael Beah

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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