Cultures that may seem as durable as stone can break like glass, leaving all the things that held them together unattended. I believe that the craftsman, the artist, the cook, and the silversmith are peacemakers. They instill grace; they lull… — Anthony Shadid Copy Share Image
“Subtle and coy, the cemento at Maalouf's did not speak of war, or frontiers, and the spaces they narrowed, but, rather, grandeur. The tiles returned one to a realm where imagination, artistry, and craftsmanship were not only appreciated but given… — Anthony Shadid Copy Share Image
On the flip side, I enjoy covering the Arab world, I've spent my entire career here in the Middle East, but I would never… — Anthony Shadid Copy Share Image
Cultures that may seem as durable as stone can break like glass, leaving all the things that held them together unattended. I believe that… — Anthony Shadid Copy Share Image
“After life is bent, torn, exploded, there are shattered pieces that do not heal for years, if at all. What is left are scars… — Anthony Shadid Copy Share Image
The best journalism is sometimes about footnotes—when we write small to say something big. — Anthony Shadid Copy Share Image
“the sight of militiamen sipping coffee at Starbucks, their rocket-propelled grenades resting in chairs in a distinctly Lebanese vision of globalization.” — Anthony Shadid Copy Share Image
Journalism is always the art of the incomplete. You get bits and pieces. — Anthony Shadid Copy Share Image
I don't think there's any story worth dying for, but I do think there are stories worth taking risks for. — Anthony Shadid Copy Share Image
I had a great childhood. I think writers are always better off when they have more twisted childhoods, but I didn't. — Anthony Shadid Copy Share Image
The Americans invaded a country without understanding what eight years of a war with Iran had meant, how that traumatized Iraq. They didn't appreciate… — Anthony Shadid Copy Share Image
“Subtle and coy, the cemento at Maalouf's did not speak of war, or frontiers, and the spaces they narrowed, but, rather, grandeur. The tiles… — Anthony Shadid Copy Share Image
The one thing that shaped my life was when I was 15 or 16: I knew I wanted to be a journalist. And not… — Anthony Shadid Copy Share Image
