I called my party the Green Oxygen party because Colombians were choking.

I carry the voices of all my family within me, and they were with me there in the jungle.

In the free world, your days pass very quickly because you have so many things to do, and you're in control of your life.

During my captivity, I felt abandoned by everyone apart from my family and supporters, because there was no part of the political spectrum that would want me released.

Forgiveness is a very personal and intimate thing. Forgiveness is not something that you can speak for others because it includes not only your desire and will, your reflection and intellect, but also your emotions.

These years after my liberation were years of reconstruction, and I think I made the right decisions... I mean, I lost everything: my life; my father died; I didn't know anything about my children.