I spent a good part of the nineties roaming the Earth writing about conflict. It was very grueling. I was beginning to find this way of life was, wow, addictive and deeply meaningful. — Janine di Giovanni Copy Share Image
When I did a year-long study in 2005 of European countries integrating Muslims into their cultures, France came in the lowest of the rank.… — Janine di Giovanni Copy Share Image
Any protester knows that the only way activism works is to get the people on your side. — Janine di Giovanni Copy Share Image
In a very straightforward way, I am a terrible reporter. I'm not someone who can go into a story and not get involved. — Janine di Giovanni Copy Share Image
In the aftermath of any war or genocide, healing and reconciliation are ultimate aspirations. — Janine di Giovanni Copy Share Image
Occupy Wall Street was a disorganized movement without a clear focus and power base - essential in any successful revolution - but the message… — Janine di Giovanni Copy Share Image
My mother came from a generation that did not want nannies. She had her first child at 24 and her last - me - at 42. — Janine di Giovanni Copy Share Image
There is a painful joke that Europeans often tell of their Gallic neighbors: God created France, the most beautiful country in the world with… — Janine di Giovanni Copy Share Image
“A few years back, I had a long session with a psychiatrist who was conducting a study on post-traumatic stress disorder and its effects on reporters working in war zones. At one point, he asked me: “How many bodies have you seen in your lifetime?” Without thinking for too long, I replied: “I’m not sure exactly. I've seen quite a… — Janine Di Giovanni Copy Share
It's hard for the Catholic Church to accept change. When the mass was no longer said in Latin, loyalists went into mourning for years. — Janine di Giovanni Copy Share Image
It is a well known urban myth that the French don't trust banks and store their money under their mattress. It's not that they… — Janine di Giovanni Copy Share Image
The pope is an intelligent man and realizes that time marches on. He says the Church has a long way to go in developing… — Janine di Giovanni Copy Share Image
