Uzodinma Iweala Quotes

The kidnapped person is so tantalizingly close, kept alive by a devastating hope. Kidnapping or hostage-taking is perhaps the most disturbing form of terror because it turns this hope into a liability that can paralyze.

Uzodinma Iweala

• Hope
• Liability
• Paralyze
• Kidnapping

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  • Hope
  • Liability
  • Paralyze