There is nothing I would change - to change it I would have had to write a totally different book.

There is no journalist without opinions, and there's no real objectivity, but we can strive toward it.

As a woman, you accept the situation, adapt to it, and do your best, whereas men would choose violence.

I always try to describe the situation just as it is. I try to find sentences that I believe tell the story best. Even my articles are more literary than ordinary news stories.

If we can't understand the Afghan family, we can't understand Afghanistan.

If I leave, reality will devour me. Then they will all really be dead.

The judgment means a lot. As a journalist being accused of invading someone's privacy, there is always a risk that it will stick to your name.