"I thought I had forgiven my Japanese captors, and yet was always aware of the hairs rising in the nape of my neck when I heard a Japanese voice."

"In that process I learned that to hold the ideology of separation, or racism, you have to have a closed heart. An open heart makes the ideology irrelevant."

"It was such a healing poem all about the commonality of pain and it showed me my destiny."

"So many victims feel they are to blame, but being a victim does not mean you are guilty."

"If someone helps me, then I can help you, and you will help someone else. And as a result, people can stand up for themselves."

"At times it was incredibly tough. People said we couldn’t have loved Candace because we forgave. "

"On that day I suddenly felt totally free. I felt a power that I cannot describe."

"Forgiveness is not about forgiving the act but forgiving the imperfections which are inherent in all of us."