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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

Topics: Able First Front Glass Hand How Officers Only Other Sit Vodka War Woman

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If I leave, reality will devour me. Then they will all really be dead.

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Topics: Dead Devour Leave Me Reality Really Then Will

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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

Topics: Body Decided Fear Iraq Out Put Stay Take

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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'.

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Topics: Afghan Constitution Country Culture Family Fundamental Important Institution Most Pillar Single Society

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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

Topics: Accept Books Lose Okay Says Society Then Way Write Writing

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If we can't understand the Afghan family, we can't understand Afghanistan.

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Topics: Afghan Afghanistan Family Understand

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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

Topics: Ask Book Court Down Get Important Lay Loan Money Pay Say Still Will Write Writing

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If my name had not been cleared, it would have been difficult, perhaps impossible, to continue as a journalist.

~Asne Seierstad

Topics: Been Cleared Continue Difficult Had Impossible Journalist Name Perhaps Would

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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

Topics: Accused Always Being Invading Journalist Judgment Lot Means Name Privacy Risk Someone Stick Will Your

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There is nothing I would change - to change it I would have had to write a totally different book.

~Asne Seierstad

Topics: Book Change Different Had Nothing Totally Would Write

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Biography

Nationality: Norwegian

Type: Journalist

Born: February 10th, 1970

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