If I lose, then I have to accept that my way of writing books is not the way society says it's okay to write.

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 think when you start to get afraid, it's time to leave.

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

As the only woman, I was able to sit with the officers in front, with a glass of vodka in one hand and a cucumber in the other. That's how I went to my first war.

Even in a war, someone has to take care of daily life. Someone has to feed and clothe the children.