“I left things out - my motivations, my history, my emotional responses - because I am not good at understanding them or writing about them. I tried and it was generally boring and always unconvincing. Most importantly I wanted to try to place Afghans and Afghanistan in the foreground rather than my own character.” WritingTryingCharacterMotivationUnderstandingEmotionalResponseBoringAfghanistan Author:Rory Stewart
“This idea that failure is not an option: It makes failure invisible, inconceivable and inevitable.” IdeasInspirationMotivationInvisibleInevitableFailure Is Not An Option Author:Rory Stewart
“The point about democracy is not that it delivers legitimate, effective, prosperous rule of law. It's not that it guarantees peace with itself or with its neighbors. ... Democracy matters because it reflects an idea of equality.” IdeasMatterInspirationLawMotivationDemocracyNeighborGuaranteesProsperousRule Of Law Author:Rory Stewart
