"In Rwanda, nobody wants to see what we saw. If things are working, we want them to keep going."

Immaculée Ilibagiza Literature See all quotes by Immaculée Ilibagiza →

React to this quote

More by Immaculée Ilibagiza

“Forgiving the men who killed my parents and brother was a process, a journey into deeper and deeper prayer”

“For Tutsi to be able to forgive is an individual matter, at the level of the heart.”

“I still get tempted today about anger, if a friend betrays me. I want them to feel the pain that they are causing me. But when I feel that anger that takes away my peace, I beg God to help me. I know for sure that forgiveness is possible.”

Resonant Thoughts

"All my upbringing was to instill into both my sister and I a fantastic sense of duty, a great sense of whatever you do you are personally responsible for it. You do not blame society. Society is not a…"

— Margaret Thatcher

Politics1925–2013

#family

"I'm telling you right now, we're going to write fairer rules for the middle class and we are going to raise taxes on the middle class!"

— Hillary Clinton

Politics1947

#justice

"I felt very alone that I was the only one who seemed to be worried about this... I was the only one left in this sort of bubble. Everyone else could just continue with their lives as usual, and I coul…"

— Greta Thunberg

Social Activism2003

#justice

"You know, actually we have no love — that is a terrible thing to realize. Actually we have no love; we have sentiment; we have emotionality, sensuality, sexuality; we have remembrances of something wh…"

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

Education1895–1986

#family