"I had forgiven Charles, not condoned what he did. And I was still afraid of him."

"The greatest compassion I’ve ever experienced is when I spoke at a synagogue and a Jewish Holocaust survivor came up to me and said they forgave me."

"In the end, forgiveness released me from the hate that was consuming me."

"Forgiveness is pragmatic. It offers a real and lasting vengeance."

"The Restorative Justice conference taught me a lot. I learned that I should not be so judgemental."

"My work involves trying to give young people hope, helping them see there is life beyond their teenage years."

"Returning to Colombia, and hearing Antonio say sorry, and that he regretted what they’d done, was very healing indeed."

"I’m not a victim any more, I’m a survivor."