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> [I don't really consider myself an immigrant, because I was born French; I have always spoken the language. I never had the feeling of being a foreigner. I was very lucky: I came to France, and I had enough money…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leila-slimani/i-don-t-really-consider-myself-an-immigrant-because-i-was-born-french/)

[Leila Slimani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leila-slimani/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/226/leila-slimani-14140_born_i-don-t-really-consider-myself-an-immigr_1493004.jpg)

## More by Leila Slimani

> [I don't listen to music. I know it's weird, and I have no explanation for that. But I never do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leila-slimani/i-don-t-listen-to-music-i-know-it-s-weird-and-i-have-no-explanation/)

[Leila Slimani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leila-slimani/)

> [All fiction is based on truth - 'Madame Bovary' is based on a true story!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leila-slimani/all-fiction-is-based-on-truth-madame-bovary-is-based-on-a-true-story/)

[Leila Slimani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leila-slimani/)

> [I think maternal instinct is a male construct that has been used for centuries to keep women in their place, at home.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leila-slimani/i-think-maternal-instinct-is-a-male-construct-that-has-been-used-for/)

[Leila Slimani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leila-slimani/)

> [You want your children to love the nanny, but at the same time, you want to stay the mother, and you want to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leila-slimani/you-want-your-children-to-love-the-nanny-but-at-the-same-time-you/)

[Leila Slimani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leila-slimani/)

> [The only way you can know someone is through their actions - you can never know what's going on inside them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leila-slimani/the-only-way-you-can-know-someone-is-through-their-actions-you-can/)

[Leila Slimani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leila-slimani/)

> [Human darkness fascinates me; I find it intriguing. And there are few female characters who are explored in this light.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leila-slimani/human-darkness-fascinates-me-i-find-it-intriguing-and-there-are-few/)

[Leila Slimani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leila-slimani/)

> [I want to say that I can be Moroccan and speak about someone without speaking about his nationality. Because, you know, I have the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leila-slimani/i-want-to-say-that-i-can-be-moroccan-and-speak-about-someone-without/)

[Leila Slimani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leila-slimani/)

> [My two sisters and I had a very nice nanny at home in Morocco until I was 13. I remember my parents saying how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leila-slimani/my-two-sisters-and-i-had-a-very-nice-nanny-at-home-in-morocco-until-i/)

[Leila Slimani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leila-slimani/)

> [Authors have a nationality; books do not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leila-slimani/authors-have-a-nationality-books-do-not/)

[Leila Slimani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leila-slimani/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leila-slimani/as-a-mother-you-re-only-allowed-to-talk-about-the-good-moments-not/)

[Leila Slimani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leila-slimani/)

> [I had a nanny growing up in Morocco, and my parents encouraged me to put myself in her shoes sometimes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leila-slimani/i-had-a-nanny-growing-up-in-morocco-and-my-parents-encouraged-me-to/)

[Leila Slimani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leila-slimani/)

> [Motherhood is not only something very pure and very full of love, it can be full of dark things, too.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leila-slimani/motherhood-is-not-only-something-very-pure-and-very-full-of-love-it/)

[Leila Slimani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leila-slimani/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leila-slimani/you-have-to-fight-against-all-the-things-that-will-keep-you-out-of/)

[Leila Slimani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leila-slimani/)

> [When I was a little girl, my first link to the world was as a reader. Sometimes, I feel a nostalgia for those times,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leila-slimani/when-i-was-a-little-girl-my-first-link-to-the-world-was-as-a-reader/)

[Leila Slimani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leila-slimani/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leila-slimani/for-me-it-is-freedom-freedom-from-everything-when-i-write-i-m-not-a/)

[Leila Slimani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leila-slimani/)

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