I never set out to be a journalist. I wanted to be a humanitarian doctor like Albert Schweitzer, working in Africa. Janine di Giovanni Read Quote
There is a romantic, often misguided, misconception among the British that life in France is akin to life in Paradise. Janine di Giovanni Read Quote
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 Read Quote
Hats, giant shades and 60-plus sunblock are part of my summer repertoire. I don’t want wrinkles, but it’s skin cancer I truly fear. Janine di Giovanni Read Quote
To be a good reporter, writing about war, you have to write about the people. It’s not about the tanks or the RPGs or military strategy. It’s always about the effect war has on civilians, on society, and how it disrupts and destroys lives. Janine di Giovanni Read Quote
I see so many people get so wrapped up in wanting to get a bigger SUV or a bigger house. But then I think, ‘My God, I could have been born a woman in the Congo.’ Janine di Giovanni Read Quote
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. Sweden was not far behind, though, which is worrying, as racism in France is much closer to the bone. Janine di Giovanni Read Quote
No one lives on credit in France because banks don’t allow overdrafts and zero percent credit cards do not exist. Janine di Giovanni Read Quote
The pope is an intelligent man and realizes that time marches on. He says the Church has a long way to go in developing a real strategy that integrates women – but clearly he is baffled as to how to do it. Janine di Giovanni Read Quote
