Quotes by Norman Kember

“I do not believe that a lasting peace is achieved by armed force, but I pay tribute to their courage and thank those who played a part in my rescue.”

“Its great to be free.”

“Ive demonstrated, you name it Ive been on it, but I feel thats what Id call cheap peacemaking.”

“I have had the opportunity to have a shave and relax in the bath and have a good English breakfast.”

“I now need to reflect on my experience -- was I foolhardy or rational? -- and also to enjoy freedom in peace and quiet.”

“One night, our captors took us downstairs, sat us in front of the TV, and showed us the life of Jesus on DVD in Arabic. But these are the people who shot Tom Fox in the head. People are very complex. Also, I think they wanted to keep us happy, so that we wouldnt try any desperate escape.”

“The experience of being confined is desperate. Not going outside for four months — its having that time stolen. Id want to remind your readers how precious life is, and how precious the sight of a green tree would be when youre deprived of it.”

“I got very depressed at one stage. ... When youre really depressed you think of suicide but there arent any means of doing it.”

“Where we were you could hear all the life of Baghdad, all the sounds of Baghdad outside, and that was another world.”