" I often compared myself with slaves. Slaves were taken forcibly from Africa, and so was I. Slaves were sold a couple of times on their way to their final destination, and so was I. Slaves suddenly were assigned to somebody they didn't choose, and so was I. And when I looked at the history of slaves, I noticed that the slaves sometimes ended up an integral part of the masters house. "

― Mohamedou Ould Slahi