Immaculee Ilibagiza quotes:

Rwanda can be a paradise again, but it will take the love of the entire world to heal my homeland. And that's as it should be, for what happened in Rwanda happened to us all - humanity was wounded by the genocide.

I knew that my heart and mind would always be tempted to feel anger--to find blame and hate. But I resolved that when the negative feelings came upon me, I wouldn't wait for them to grow or fester. I would always turn immediately to the Source of all true power: I would turn to God and let His love and forgiveness protect and save me.

The power of forgiveness is huge; it is really big, and it can save this world.

The more I prayed, the more aware I became that, in order to receive God's true blessing, my heart had to be ready to receive His love. But how could He enter my heart when it was holding so much anger and hatred~?

I believe that we can heal Rwanda - and our world - by healing one heart at a time.

I love the American dream. I feel this is the place I was supposed to be in. It's beautiful. I love it.

Forgiving the men who killed my parents and brother was a process, a journey into deeper and deeper prayer.

God's message extends beyond borders. Anyone in the world can learn to forgive those who have injured them, however great or small that injury may be.

Author says her father was so diplomatic that when people came to him for solutions, people not only accepted them, but they believed they thought of them.

To me, I think justice is part of forgiving, if it is well done with love.

When you start to see another human being as less than you, it's a danger.

...I came to realize that God never shows us something we aren't ready to understand. Instead, He lets us see what we need to see, when we need to see it. He'll wait until our eyes and hearts are open to Him, and then when we're ready. He will plant our feet on the path that's best for us. . . but it's up to us to do the walking.

Never refuse any who ask you for help; if your pockets are empty, give them hope. Your every action must be born of kindness, your every word spoken with love. Live as God would have you live, and others will be inspired to do the same.

I realized that my battle to survive this war would have to be fought inside of me.

I've seen hatred and I have seen love. And love is more powerful.

Faith moves mountains, if faith were easy there would be no mountains.

The love of a single heart can make a world of difference.

They can only kill us once.