"There were many voices, many killers. I could see them in my mind: my former friends and neighbors, who had always greeted me with love and kindness, moving through the house carrying spears and machetes and calling my name." Introduction, page xix

"But these were history lessons our parents didn't want my brothers and me to learn, at least not while we were young." Chapter 1, Standing Up, page 15

"Let's do what you always suggest when we have a problem, Damascene. Let's pray and trust that God will protect us." Chapter 4, Off to University, page 35

"I wish I had known that that night was to be our last family supper together. I would have stood up and thanked God for all of them. I would have told everyone sitting around that table how much I loved them and thanked them for loving me. But I didn't know." Chapter 5, Returning...