The terrorists provide an outlet where with just one action, a raped woman can go from being a source of dishonour to her family to being a source of pride in a culture of martyrdom.

The issue of motherhood is no longer salient. In fact, the very first female bomber for Hamas posed in her last will and testament video with her two kids.

I did a study of soldiers returning from Iraq, and their levels of PTSD were much higher if they had had to shoot a woman or child, even if they knew the person was a suicide bomber.

Misuse of the Koran to provide legitimacy for violence is common, particularly in Europe, where terrorists tend not to be well-educated Muslims.

Women are secretaries of state and prime ministers - but people still don't expect women to be involved in violence.

When the bombers are women - and children, which I predict we'll see more of - the terrorists get more bang for their buck, because there's more media attention.

It's cheap, and you have a thinking, breathing bomb that can adjust to circumstances and cross the street to hit another target if the original one doesn't look good.

With a civilian target, female bombers tend to be more successful and cause more damage.

Acts perpetrated by women, particularly attractive women, get far more media attention.

A lot of movements use women's involvement to shame men when recruitment is sagging.

I believe in the power of the human spirit.

Toughness is in the soul and spirit, not in muscles.

I love the term "everything is copy," attributed to Nora Ephron, which was my guiding principle as I wrote.

You don't have to lay an egg to know if it tastes good.

Down goes Frazier! Down goes Frazier! Down goes Frazier!

Any man may make a mistake; none but a fool will stick to it. Second thoughts are best as the proverb says.

I love being able to play as many different characters, in as many different worlds as I possibly can. That's what I really enjoy.

Life is a tightrope between two errors: generalizing the wrong particular and particularizing the wrong general.

The future doesn't just happen - it's shaped by decisions.

Europeans know the importance of the Resistance; it has been the shining example of the modern conscience.