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
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
If we can't understand the Afghan family, we can't understand Afghanistan.
Asne Seierstad
If my name had not been cleared, it would have been difficult, perhaps impossible, to continue as a journalist.
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 the scenes on a TV screen - are important.