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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.