“I am not patriotic or nationalistic, but the French language is like a...” — Leila Slimani Quote

“I am not patriotic or nationalistic, but the French language is like a country where I take refuge when I have nowhere else to go. It consoles me for everything. For me, the language no longer belongs to the colonialists.”

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

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

“To live without evil belongs only to the gods.”

“A new principle cannot be put into effect without bringing with it new mistakes. But we may, however, be convinced that the laws of life - to which belongs the law that suffering follows the misuse of freedom - will finally be able to bring everything within its right limits.”

“I don't believe in mistakes. Everything belongs, and, as the homies say, 'It's all good.'”