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“I think maternal instinct is a male construct that has been used for centuries to keep women in their place, at home.”

Leila Slimani

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“It is not the force of the wind, but the depth of the roots.”

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If your life's at a juncture and you need to think about things, there's nowhere better than home. However old you are.

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Most days, I go home and I feel rejuvenated. I feel ebullient.

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If my campaign is not in the debate, we will not be talking about how we really fix this problem of endless and expanding…

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Houses are like the human beings that inhabit them.

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The house has to serve comfort. The work of art is revolutionary; the house is conservative.

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I don't crave applause. I'm not one of those guys who comes alive on stage. I'm much more alive at home, I think.

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A home is not a museum. It doesn't have to be furnished with Picasso paintings, or Sheraton suites, or Oriental rugs, or Chinese pottery.…

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