- Sure, I thought to flee when the civil war was at its worst, especially when my best friends died. Not least, I thought the idea when I was invited to France. When I set foot on French soil, I had the feeling to be able to breathe fully. I went with a happy smile on the streets that people looked at me.
She tells about one of his closest friends, a female university teacher, who fled through the bedroom window when someone came to fetch her. That probably saved her life. Others also left everything behind – and they have suffered enormously from it.
- While I was threatened, but nobody got back to me. Maybe I was not brave enough to leave my life here? People say I was brave who stayed, but it takes a lot of courage to fly too. Enormous amount of courage.