“I think it's the human spirit inside of all of us that has an enormous...” — Amanda Lindhout Quote

“I think it's the human spirit inside of all of us that has an enormous capacity to survive.”

“I don't think I'm unusual in that, in my 20s, like many people, I felt invincible.”

“It was a slow understanding that the lack of education in a country like Somalia creates these huge social problems.”

“I'm sure the feeling of fear, as long as you can take advantage of it and not be rendered useless by it, can make you extend yourself beyond what you would regard as your capacity. If you're afraid, the blood seems to flow freely through the veins, and you really do feel a sense of stimulation.”

“I'd really like to go down the Amazon in some capacity. I've spent time in the Congo, so I love the jungle.”

“To do an extreme metal record is something that is well within my capacity as a musician to write stuff out of the box, write stuff that's probably more extreme than the band I'm in at the present time, and it's something that needs to come out of me one way or another.”