I Wrote In The Book Very Specifically

The Better The Information It Has, The Better Democracy Works. Silence And Secrecy Are Never Good For It.

I Was Timid And Frightened As A Child. Yours Truly Did Not Shin Up Mountains Or Do Any Other Kind Of Adventurous Stuff.

Having Had Loving People Who Brought Me Up, And Then I Find Another Set Of People. That Really Is A Double Blessing.

Hair Is Also A Problem. I Remember Once, When I Was Reporting From Beirut At The Height Of The Civil War, Someone Wrote In To The Bbc Complaining About My Appearance.

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.