Rulers try to keep their subjects in the belief that they have no choice but to do so. And what if they do? What if it is still possible to make a ch… - Mira Furlan

I was one of those who really believed in the so-called brotherhood and unity, but not only of our peoples, but of all the people of the world. And I still believe that this is the only option for the survival of the human race. Everything else leads to violence, suffering and destruction. I don't understand nationalism, I don't vibrate on that string.

I look at the stars. It's a clear night and the Milky Way seems so near. That's where I'll be going soon. "We're all star stuff', I suddenly remember Delenn's line from Joe's script. Not a bad prospect. I am not afraid. In the meantime, let me close my eyes and sense the beauty around me. And take that breath under the dark sky full of stars. Breathe in. Breathe out. That's all.

In this, but not only in this region, sexism in all its forms was the air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat. Everything, but all the pores of life were (and still are) deeply intertwined with sexism. My pre-war "case" itself is part of it. In the 1990s, women were (and remain) the most grateful targets of the newly awakened patriots. Maybe because no one, but no one at all, stood behind them, nor does anyone stand. No games, no back-to-back. Women were the easiest targets.