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• ‟ All that I have achieved has been possible not only because of my own strength and perseverance, gained through hardship, but also through other people's support and belief in me.

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• ‟ I am thankful to those who've listened to my story over and over as well as those who've helped me share it. For me, the act of storytelling is an act of healing.

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• ‟ I'm open to everything. Take me anywhere, show me everything.

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• ‟ Everything I own in my closet has a story. Stuff is not just stuff - things were given to me with love.

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• ‟ My experiences have shown me that when an opportunity bigger than you comes along and you feel unprepared and doubtful, it is important to permit those emotions and let that energy drive you and inspire you to move forward.

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• ‟ Like many American millennials, an 8th grade field trip first brought me into contact with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

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• ‟ Forgiveness allowed me to wash my burdened past away.

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• ‟ It's taken a lot of years for me to learn how to share my story.

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• ‟ I am not a refugee. I sought refuge for many years, but the word 'refugee' does not define me. It just limits me and puts me in a box.

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• ‟ Elie Wiesel and his book 'Night' have changed my life, shifting the way I see and treat people and inspiring me to fight injustices any way I am able.

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• ‟ I never thought that being a public speaker would teach me so much about life and make it so beautiful as well.

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• ‟ After my final semester at Yale in December of 2013, I made a scary choice. Instead of looking for work - feeling over-read and underweight - that for a few months I would go wherever the wind carried me. I would become a student of the world, and I would eat.

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• ‟ It has taken me so many years to finally be in my bed and fall asleep for six hours.

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• ‟ I hate light... I feel like at night, it's safer. If anything happens, there's a way to hide at night. Another thing I hate about light is it reminds me about being in a refugee camp and being outside.

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• ‟ I truly hope readers learn to believe in their imaginations and their ability to shape their own lives. That's what 'The Girl Who Smiled Beads' means to me.

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• ‟ My Chicago is beautiful and diverse. It was able to give me all parts of the world all in one.

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• ‟ Being kind to myself helped me deal with people who thought less of me and thought they were better than me.

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