Shatha Atiya Quotations

When he first gets off the plane, I'm going to hug him. Then I'm going to collapse for a few hours, and then we're going to sit down for a long discussion about the consequences.

I was so anxious. Words cannot even express it.

I am very anxious. I want to see him come home safe.

He has a lot of confidence, but I never thought he would be able to pull this together.

He's happy to be home. It's not the time to explain anything. The whole thing is very abnormal.

He's going to lose his autonomy for a while, and his passport for sure.

He is very idealistic. He has many convictions. He is very pro-democracy, very compassionate, always helping out others, he's very driven. Those are more characteristics of Farris than adventurous. This is the first adventure he's been on.

We are going to watch his every move. We are going to take his passport. We're going to limit his access to money.

A lot of things he's used to, he's not going to have for a long time.

I'm exhausted. We're all exhausted. We want this to be over with.

I'm extremely excited and anxious. I don't know who will be more anxious, me or him.

I just hope he'll realize what he put us through.

He's very idealistic, very politically minded and a very motivated kid. It started as a research idea, but it became almost a dream for him.

He thinks he can be an ambassador for democracy around the world. It's admirable, but also agony for a parent.

He thinks girls require too much time, and he has more important things to do. He loves history.