Everyone asks me, 'Why do you choose such subversive or shocking themes?' but when I'm alone in my office, I'm not like,… — Leila Slimani Copy Share Image
Authorities in Rabat believe that if we create a Moroccan character, even in a work of fiction, we are responsible for the… — Leila Slimani Copy Share Image
I like to describe my characters as though they were all trapped in a glass box. — Leila Slimani Copy Share Image
I don't listen to music. I know it's weird, and I have no explanation for that. But I never do. — Leila Slimani Copy Share Image
All fiction is based on truth - 'Madame Bovary' is based on a true story! — Leila Slimani Copy Share Image
I think maternal instinct is a male construct that has been used for centuries to keep women in their place, at home. — Leila Slimani Copy Share Image
You want your children to love the nanny, but at the same time, you want to stay the mother, and you want to be… — Leila Slimani Copy Share Image
The only way you can know someone is through their actions - you can never know what's going on inside them. — Leila Slimani Copy Share Image
Human darkness fascinates me; I find it intriguing. And there are few female characters who are explored in this light. — Leila Slimani Copy Share Image
I want to say that I can be Moroccan and speak about someone without speaking about his nationality. Because, you know, I have the… — Leila Slimani Copy Share Image
My two sisters and I had a very nice nanny at home in Morocco until I was 13. I remember my parents saying how… — Leila Slimani Copy Share Image
As a mother, you're only allowed to talk about the 'good' moments - not the ones when you've had enough and want to be… — Leila Slimani Copy Share Image
I had a nanny growing up in Morocco, and my parents encouraged me to put myself in her shoes sometimes. — Leila Slimani Copy Share Image
Motherhood is not only something very pure and very full of love, it can be full of dark things, too. — Leila Slimani Copy Share Image
You have to fight against all the things that will keep you out of writing, because life doesn't go with writing. You will always… — Leila Slimani Copy Share Image
When I was a little girl, my first link to the world was as a reader. Sometimes, I feel a nostalgia for those times,… — Leila Slimani Copy Share Image
For me, it is freedom, freedom from everything: when I write, I'm not a woman. I'm not a Muslim. I'm not a Moroccan. I… — Leila Slimani Copy Share Image
