Quote by Asne Seierstad

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…

— Asne Seierstad

I would like my book to give people insight to the war before and after, but I don't think anyone could read my book…

— Asne Seierstad

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

— Asne Seierstad

The book came after the fall of the Taliban, it says something about Afghan family life. Those kind of stories - what happens behind…

— Asne Seierstad

I always try to describe the situation just as it is. I try to find sentences that I believe tell the story best. Even…

— Asne Seierstad

“Gerd called life 'existing minute by minute'. Every single minute felt like a battle. Time went on but life had stopped.”

— Åsne Seierstad

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

Even in a war, someone has to take care of daily life. Someone has to feed and clothe the children.

— Asne Seierstad

“They played a game of dare - who could get closest to the flames?”

— Asne Seierstad

As a woman, you accept the situation, adapt to it, and do your best, whereas men would choose violence.

— Asne Seierstad

“Do you know what is our problem? We know everything about our weapons, but we know nothing about how to use a telephone.”

— Asne Seierstad

If you've lived in a dictatorship for thirty years, you're used to people lying to you.

— Asne Seierstad