First, they never, ever give up, no matter what the odds are against them. And second, like the lions, they work together.
Dau, John Bul. Lost Boy, Lost Girl: Escaping Civil War in Sudan (p. 11).

There are no paved roads and virtually no buildings of metal or brick. Mud, sticks, leaves, and grass are our construction materials.
Dau, John Bul. Lost Boy, Lost Girl: Escaping Civil War in Sudan (p. 13).

Our culture has not changed much in hundreds of years, and we like it that way.
Dau, John Bul. Lost Boy, Lost Girl: Escaping Civil War in Sudan (p. 13).

Night after night I drifted off to sleep, never dreaming how soon our beautiful storytelling evenings would end.
Dau, John Bul. Lost Boy, Lost Girl: Escaping Civil War in Sudan (p. 16).

I didn't understand that Southern Sudan had been a dangerous place for decades.
Dau, John Bul. Lost Boy...