Aweng Ade-Chuol

"I attempted suicide two months ago today. And I just want to say, that I’m in a much better place. And no one had to know that – but it’s good to get it out of my chest. I feel well enough to. Especially today. I am thankful for life."

"Hey guys, I’ve announced what happened to me, I guess things could be happening in your life, too, but I’m still learning. I need to manoeuvre around this thing I went through, so I don’t know how to help you but here’s some suggestions: therapy and self-acceptance"

"Before, it was like, mental health is important, but now, it is the most important thing. Where you’re at mentally is the most important foundation."

"I’ve learnt my worst sides, my best sides, my greatest sides… As soon as I discovered how far I can go with all three, it was about self-control: learn how to be within yourself and comfortable enough to control how far you take things"

"Aweng Ade-Chuol: Life, Love & Lows,Written By: HANNAH NATHANSON"

"You know what? There’s so many more things to life than stressing out because the world just seems to have stopped."

"Sometimes I just want to shout at everyone: ‘Look at me, I’m not just a scar, I’m a human."

"I know I’m different, I know my facial features are different, but to me that’s beauty"

"I was the only African female in my entire school. I began to think I must be ugly. I didn’t look like the next person. The next person didn’t look like me"

"My goal in life is to be the first female President of South Sudan"

"It's time for millennials to take over. Now, not in 10 years time. It's messy right now, imagine in 10 years time."

"The more vocal I am, the more I become known as more than just a model, more than just a scar, more than having a 36-year-old mother or 12 siblings"

"I see myself as someone I wish I saw when I was younger. As someone who has grown a lot and who grows everyday. I am my own hero."

"It's been a war, but we've battled it together"

"it's like if you can be stuck with someone for three months every single hour, then you're unstoppable."

"I can't save the whole world"

"When you see yourself be brutalized so much, you become detached to the optimism behind life"

"The world needs me, but guess who needs me more? Myself"

"I felt as if I was failing my people, but I'm 21. I'm still learning to walk; I'm still learning to crawl; I'm still learning life. Why do I feel so guilty for living, you know"