I was thinking, there are 5 million people, and I am just one of those 5 million. In the build-up to the war you see children playing in the street, and you think, ah, I'm going to be okay.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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