Roots are not in landscape or a country, or a people, they are inside you.

Empowering women means trusting them.

I try to let go of the intellect and just tell the story. I only read the page I have in front of me on the screen. Then when the whole story is told, I print it, wait a week and read it.

I have more freedom when I write fiction, but my memoirs have had a much stronger impact on my readers. Somehow the 'message,' even if I am not even aware that there is one, is conveyed better in this form.

Music is a wind that blows away the years, memories, and fear, that crouching animal I carry inside me.

Heart is what drives us and determines our fate.

Heroism is a badly remunerated occupation, and often it leads to an early end, which is why it appeals to fanatics or persons with an unhealthy fascination with death.