The better the information it has, the better democracy works. Silence and secrecy are never good for it.

I've never been one to sit around and eat my heart out. Life's too short.

I wrote in the book very specifically what I wanted to write about, period, and left it at.

No two wars are identical.

I have nothing to do with the selection of stories. I'm the reporter.

I was sent to a nice Church of England girls' school and at that time, after university, a woman was expected to become a teacher, a nurse or a missionary - prior to marriage.

I don't want to be involved in endless media gossip.