Janine di Giovanni Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

Janine di Giovanni quotes and sayings page 3 (journalist). Here's quote # 21 through 30 out of the 55 we have.

“When you write non-fiction, you sit down at your desk with a pile of notebooks, newspaper clippings, and books and you research and put a book together the way you would a jigsaw puzzle.”

“Even as a small child, I wondered why the Dominican nuns who educated me were subservient to the Jesuit priests who educated my brothers.”

“No one lives on credit in France because banks don't allow overdrafts and zero percent credit cards do not exist.”

“Little changes can start to make a difference in the world.”

“I never set out to be a journalist. I wanted to be a humanitarian doctor like Albert Schweitzer, working in Africa.”

“It can't be bad having a mother who is fulfilled by her work.”

“There is a romantic, often misguided, misconception among the British that life in France is akin to life in Paradise.”

“Every time the Catholic Church takes one step forward, it seems to take one giant step back.”

“Paris certainly needs to promote itself. Although still the most visited city in the world, it has fallen behind London and Berlin in terms of cool.”

“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 are tight with money - they just don't trust anyone.”