Janine di Giovanni : (3) " My own mother, my sister and nearly all the women in my family had full-time jobs as mothers. They were wonderful at it. They drove their children back and forth to soccer, skating lessons, piano lessons, private schools, but I sensed, even in my own mother, a kind of distant dissatisfaction. " - Janine di Giovanni " My earliest memories are of the civil rights era. My earliest experiences were rage. " - Janine di Giovanni " 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