Jill Carroll Quotations

One night she slipped a note in my hotel mailbox. It was a small essay of encouragement and praise from out of the blue.

I've never been as happy as I am here. It sounds strange and kind of morbid to say it, but I really love this place.

I gave a TV interview to the Iraqi Islamic Party shortly after my release. The party had promised me the interview would never be aired on television, and they broke their word.

I finally feel like I am alive again. I feel so good. To be able to step outside anytime, to feel the sun directly on your face - to see the whole sky. These are luxuries that we just don't appreciate every day.

I finally feel like I am alive again. I feel so good.

I am here. I am fine. Please just do whatever they want, give them whatever they want as quickly as possible.

I was treated well, but I don't know why I was kidnapped.

I was treated very well. That's important people know that. They never said they would hit me, never threatened me in any way. I was just happy to be free, and I want to be with my family.

Iraqis in the street are saying that the Shiite-dominated government planned it that way. The elections gave people hope for an improved life, but immediately after the vote, the quality of life declined.

During my last night in captivity, my captors forced me to participate in a propaganda video.