Esther Mujawayo Quotes

You have to learn again to trust, to reconcile yourself, your life, come to the point where you say this life is worth it and I have the right to live again.

Most of the survivors we have today were broken in their bodies and their souls.

When you are constantly thinking you will be deported tomorrow, you cannot integrate, you cannot learn the language, you cannot start to live again.

I truly have hope because there are a lot of young people here. I challenge you all to make a difference, it’s in your hands.

I was not born to live. I died at birth. The small grave was already dug. Everybody was ready for my funeral. Only my mother clung to the crumpled little corpse, refusing to let it be buried.

We had been feeling the tension increase for a long time.

I do not know if my reaction comes from pride or if it's a survival instinct. I know only this; that to be fully alive rather than to survive, is a way of punishing them. It's the only revenge possible to me.

Even though they have lost everything, they still keep their role as a mother, as the caretaker of the household.

It was surrealistic. I was really thinking, 'Are we dreaming?' They deny everything, they deny everything.

What is the point of coming here if I’m going to be politically correct – I’m not a politician – the truth needs to be heard.

What is forgiveness? Forgive who? Who has asked me for forgiveness?

You can take your unfortunate history and use it to grow, to be even better.

Why do I need to reconcile with the killer of my husband? I'm just glad to have a government that creates rule of law so we can live together peacefully.