Terry Waite, when asked how he would feel about meeting the people who held him hostage, replied that he thought it was “highly unlikely”.
“I understand the Americans put a reward on their heads of $1m, and I don’t think they will come out and see me while it’s there. But I wouldn’t mind meeting them. It would be very interesting to see where they are some years later.”

From BBC News

How personally sorted do you have to become to say something as cool and genuine as that? Awesome (in the archaic sense of “awe”).