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

Now children as young as nine carry AK47s which can kill 30 people in seconds.

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

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

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

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