Our time here on the earth is short, and our chance to make a difference is tiny. For me the grinding blocks of history came together in such a way that I was able to take what fragile defense I had and hold in place for seventy-six days. If I was able to give much it was only because I had some useful things from my life to give. I am a hotel manager...my job never changed, even in a sea of fire.

An Ordinary Man: The True Story Behind Hotel Rwanda (ed. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2009) - ISBN: 9781408807262