Author: Leila Slimani

Quotes

My parents were lovers of books, and they raised us in a manner that viewed freedom and subversion as indispensable.

My parents were lovers of books, and they raised us in a manner that viewed freedom and subversion as indispensable.

- Leila Slimani

I like anti-hero women. Negative female characters interest me.

I like anti-hero women. Negative female characters interest me.

- Leila Slimani

I don't listen to music. I know it's weird, and I have no explanation for that. But I never do.

I don't listen to music. I know it's weird, and I have no explanation for that. But I never do.

- Leila Slimani

Authorities in Rabat believe that if we create a Moroccan character, even in a work of fiction, we are responsible for the image of Moroccan women.

Authorities in Rabat believe that if we create a Moroccan character, even in a work of fiction, we are responsible for the image of Moroccan women.

- Leila Slimani

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

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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