I would like my book to give people insight to the war before and after, but I don't think anyone could read my book and suddenly make up her mind about the war. I want to write for everybody.

As a war correspondent, you have to weigh the risk you run against the story you can get.

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.

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.

Being a war correspondent, and having covered four wars, I know that wars very seldom solve things.

I will get a loan and pay the money the court asks for. But I will not lay down my writing and I still say this was an important book to write.

I believe the consequences of a war are so harsh that it should be always the last resort.