Leila Slimani Quotes

I remember, when I was a teenager, people telling me, 'You know, when you are a mother, you will never feel lonely. You will feel so much love, and you will be fulfilled by this love.' Then I became a mother. And I learnt that is absolutely wrong: you can feel very lonely with your children, even if you love them.

Leila Slimani

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: french
  • Birth: October 3, 1981

Topics

LoveMotherChildrenPeopleMeYou

My older sister is bossy, my brother is a stirrer and me - well, I am perfect!

Jenny Eclair

I AmBrotherMeSisterPerfectWell

No brilliance is needed in the law. Nothing but common sense, and relatively clean finger nails.

John Mortimer

LawCommon SenseNothingNailsClean

At its best, film should be like a ski jump. It should give the viewer the option of taking flight, while the act of jumping is left up to him.

Michael Haneke

BestJumpFlightHimUpJumping

Hollywood is an extraordinary kind of temporary place.

John Schlesinger

PlaceKindHollywoodExtraordinary

I remember driving to North Carolina when I was a little girl in a snowstorm to get down to my mom's family in the Carolinas. There were chains on the car - it was the late sixties - and we were just singing in the car. Christmas carols.

Tori Amos

FamilyCarGirlMomSingingDriving

Gone must be the days of only pointing fingers at others to fix what they may never fix. Our nation's ills are not merely the result of corruption or racism, although these are evil. Our troubles can also be traced directly to ineffective Christians.

Tony Evans

RacismEvilCorruptionResultNever

I'm not up there with Kate Winslet and Julia Roberts. I don't sell tickets. I've known that for a long time.

Robin Wright

TimeLongLong TimeUpSellKnown

I don't like the fact that C.F.P.B. exists, I will be perfectly honest with you.

Mick Mulvaney

YouWillHonestLikeFactExists

If caught early, Lyme is easily treated with antibiotics. But activists, and many researchers, have long contended that tens of thousands of people remain unaware that they have been infected - sometimes for years, during which the bacterium can spread to the heart, nervous system, and brain.

Michael Specter

HeartPeopleBrainLongEarlyYears

I try to not be or associate with elitists.

Michael Keaton

TryAssociate

As long as I don't rush things, I'm a lot better fighter.

Luke Rockhold

BetterLongFighterThingsRushLot

I've learned over the years that there's a lot of things that work out pretty well that I don't love.

Lloyd Blankfein

WorkLoveOverYearsOutPretty

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