I Never Desired To Go Into War

It's Totally Mistaken To Suppose That An Armed Escort Is Going To Give A Journalist Any Protection - On The Contrary, Journalists Who Turn Up Surrounded By Armed Personnel Are Just Turning Themselves Into Targets And In Even Worse Danger.

I Wrote In The Book Very Specifically What I Wanted To Write About, Period, And Left It At.

I Have Never Been Attracted To Any Kind Of Violence.

I Have No Time For The Endless Nostalgia: 'oh Gosh I Used To . . . ' Life Is Too Short; I Don't Have Any Time For Sitting And Saying I Miss Things. What's The Point? Go And Do Something Else.'

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.