Failure Quote by Eliza Griswold

Speculation is a fool's game, but I've seen many political projections that look like the Taliban could hold most of the country, and possibly…

— Eliza Griswold

If we think about folk forms, they belong to disenfranchised people, people who have not been allowed access to the poetry of literature or…

— Eliza Griswold

I can't imagine how Afghanistan's fall isn't going to be ten times faster than Iraq's.

— Eliza Griswold

The most dangerous thing I've ever encountered was a run-in with Boko Haram around 2007 in a small town in Nigeria. I got caught…

— Eliza Griswold

Poetry is a popular genre in Afghanistan. If you turned on the radio, there would be a poetry program that would be as popular…

— Eliza Griswold

We know Jesus taught that if someone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to the left. We know that Mohammed was sacked from…

— Eliza Griswold

Seeing the Afghan women in their burqas, it's easy to say, "Well, they're not as fully aware as I am, so why do I…

— Eliza Griswold

One of the things about landays is that they thrive in a modern context. Early on I went to this incredible Pashtun novelist, Mustafa…

— Eliza Griswold

Poetry isn't as relevant in the Western world as it is in Afghanistan. And not many people make time for something that doesn't feel…

— Eliza Griswold

In most of the world, poetry has such a different reputation than it does in Western culture. Poetry is a popular genre in Afghanistan.…

— Eliza Griswold

We know what war means, and we know what poverty means. We need to develop a better model for reaching out to the world…

— Eliza Griswold

I think most good poetry is about suffering; I think that's what underlies the love in these landays pieces - suffering and longing.

— Eliza Griswold