“What Paris has done right is to make it awful to get around by car and...” — Serge Schmemann Quote

“What Paris has done right is to make it awful to get around by car and awfully easy to get around by public transportation or by bike.”

“The art of reading between the lines is as old as manipulated information.”

“The fall of the Berlin Wall is very much a sequel, a continuation of the story about Eastern Europe emerging from war and Communism. The notion of presenting history as a story also appealed to me very much, since that is the way I look at the events I cover as a reporter.”

“When facing terrorism, especially in the wake of awful events, there is a tendency to despair, to see in the battle a problem without a solution.”

“My acting chops are awful.”

“I do feel it's hard to be modest and humble and egoless when people are telling you you are so great and wanting to give you prizes and energy. I'm trying hard not to be an awful, narcissistic human being.”