In any war, there is a concealment of certain kinds of setbacks because it's propaganda for the enemy.

Up until about 12 years ago we never, ever, wore flak jacket or helmets but now the nastiness has got worse.

I sailed through my childhood with a complete lack of any drama.

There was no equal pay law when I started working. I was no different to any other woman in any other job at the time.

I have never been attracted to any kind of violence.

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

I never desired to go into war zones. I never had any thought about it. It sort of just happened as part of the job.