“Forget about having an identity crisis and get some identity capital. … Do something that adds value to who you are. Do something that's an investment in who you might want to be next.”
“My role [as a war correspondent] is to bring a voice to people who are voiceless [and] to shine a light in the darkest corners of the world.”
— Janine di Giovanni
Janine di Giovanni: What I saw in the war
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“In Bosnia and nearly every other country I've seen where war comes, people don't want to believe it's coming. … They don't leave before they can. They don't get their money out. They stay because you want to stay in your home.”
— Janine di Giovanni
Janine di Giovanni: What I saw in the war
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