Born Quote 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.

— Leila Slimani

All fiction is based on truth - 'Madame Bovary' is based on a true story!

— Leila Slimani

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

— 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…

— Leila Slimani

The only way you can know someone is through their actions - you can never know what's going on inside them.

— Leila Slimani

Human darkness fascinates me; I find it intriguing. And there are few female characters who are explored in this light.

— 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…

— 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…

— Leila Slimani

Authors have a nationality; books do not.

— 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…

— Leila Slimani

I had a nanny growing up in Morocco, and my parents encouraged me to put myself in her shoes sometimes.

— Leila Slimani

Motherhood is not only something very pure and very full of love, it can be full of dark things, too.

— Leila Slimani