"The family is the single most important institution in Afghan culture. It is described in the countrys constitution as the fundamental pillar of society."

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Source : "Bookseller of Kabul author Åsne Seierstad: 'It's not possible to write a neutral story'". Interview With Amelia Hill, www.theguardian.com. July 30, 2010.

Asne Seierstad

#Important Quotes #Culture Quotes #Fundamentals Quotes

“In Western Europe people perish from the congestion and stifling closeness, but with us it is from the spaciousness.... The expanses are so great that the little man hasn't the resources to orient himself.... This is what I think about Russian suicides.”
“Obviously, the music and lyrics are in me, but if I let myself get in my own way, I do. I empty out and let it come, and then the music spirits take over.”
“And money is not something to go mad about ... Money is for food and clothes and comfort, and a visit to the pictures. Money is to make happy the lives of children.”
“Filmmaking is a real craft.”

Source : "“Martha Marcy May Marlene” and Mister Sean Durkin". Interview with Matt Singer, www.ifc.com. October 20, 2011.
“I was never interested in making cool, distilled, pure objects.”
“The turning point really is just knowing you're an imbecile.”
“If anyone hits me, they can expect to be hit back, and harder. I never turn the other cheek because in my experience that doesn't work.”
“Your fear remains strong. You are not ready to face your story, preferring instead to surround yourself with knots. Someday, they will strangle you.”

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