The fact is, feminism is not what it used to be.

To be a good reporter, writing about war, you have to write about the people. It's not about the tanks or the RPGs or military strategy. It's always about the effect war has on civilians, on society, and how it disrupts and destroys lives.

I spent a good part of the nineties roaming the Earth writing about conflict. It was very grueling. I was beginning to find this way of life was, wow, addictive and deeply meaningful.

In America, people know there are always 10 people better than them who are after their job. In France, they know that too - but no one is going to get their job till they go to their grave.

I have a low taste for urban fantasy and paranormal romance.

I can't fathom writers married to writers and musicians married to musicians. There's your enemy in bed beside you.

I love my mother, my wife, my sisters very much. I honour and respect them. Women are the keepers of the family.

It's not just the number of friends you have, and it's not whether or not you're in a committed relationship. It's the quality of your close relationships that matters.