60 Quotes by Janine Di Giovanni

The fact is, feminism is not what it used to be.

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.

In Paris, where I live, the inner neighborhoods are only available to the white elite. The poor and dispossessed are shuffled out to suburbs and never seen.

Manhattan is increasingly less available to average-income earners.

It's always disappointing to come across phony do-gooders. And it's easy to scoff at celebrities working in war zones.

I often think I am a better person because I lived for many years of my life with a flashlight. I have developed skills I did not think were possible - bathing with a cup of water by candlelight, for instance, and writing a story with a headlamp on.

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

In Pakistan, the right to go to school is not a given. In the more rural areas, a girl is born, married off as early as 9 years old, and basically lives life under the control of men.

Nonviolence worked in Serbia, and it can work in other countries seeking their freedom.