The family is the single most important institution in Afghan culture. It is described in the country's constitution as the 'fundamental pillar of society'.
- Asne Seierstad
Country, Afghan, Fundamental, Pillar
As the only woman, I was able to sit with the officers in front, with a glass of vodka in one hand and a cucumber in the other. That's how I went to my first war.
- Asne Seierstad
Woman, Glass, Other, Vodka
The book came after the fall of the Taliban, it says something about Afghan family life. Those kind of stories - what happens behind the scenes on a TV screen - are important.
- Asne Seierstad
Behind, TV, Afghan, Taliban
If I leave, reality will devour me. Then they will all really be dead.
- Asne Seierstad
Me, Will, Leave, Devour
The judgment means a lot. As a journalist being accused of invading someone's privacy, there is always a risk that it will stick to your name.
- Asne Seierstad
Will, Always, Means, Invading
When I decided to stay in Iraq, I decided to take the fear out of my body and put it into a freezer.
- Asne Seierstad
Body, Iraq, Put, Freezer
If I lose, then I have to accept that my way of writing books is not the way society says it's okay to write.
- Asne Seierstad
Lose, Way, Then, Okay
If my name had not been cleared, it would have been difficult, perhaps impossible, to continue as a journalist.
- Asne Seierstad
Been, Perhaps, Would, Journalist
If we can't understand the Afghan family, we can't understand Afghanistan.
- Asne Seierstad
Family, Understand, Afghan, Afghanistan
I will get a loan and pay the money the court asks for. But I will not lay down my writing and I still say this was an important book to write.
- Asne Seierstad
Will, Still, Lay, Loan
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