People say that eyes are windows to the soul.

If there was a God, he'd guide the winds, let them blow for me so that, with a tug of my string, I'd cut loose my pain, my longing.

You have think tanks like the widely respected Atlantic Council that have published reports in the past year that have called Afghanistan a failing state.

At least, it is encouraging to me that President [Barack] Obama has put Afghanistan front and center in this broader so-called War on terror, and that he is taking a different approach to Afghanistan.

Literary fiction is kept alive by women. Women read more fiction, period.

yet love can move people to act in unexpected ways and move them to overcome the most daunting obstacles with startling heroism

Without women taking an active role in Afghan society, rebuilding Afghanistan is going to be very difficult.