Leila Slimani Quotes

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 on your own. Or just want to be a woman, not a mother.

Leila Slimani

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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If I can do a romantic comedy with women, that's Everest to me.

Joe Carnahan

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There is no filmmaking legislation because distributors are not interested in sharing their money with the film industry - for instance, by giving a percentage of ticket sales back to filmmakers.

Andrzej Wajda

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Does the world have nothing inside but sorrow?

Andrei Platonov

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I've voted in some cases to remove and reduce tax breaks for the oil industry in other cases I've voted not to because I felt that the proposals covered too much.

Jeff Bingaman

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I support both Democrats and Republicans on many issues. I'm more interested in where they are on technology.

John T. Chambers

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I was a big comic book fan from 13 on.

Stephen Root

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See, I have to do my best because I am not as glamorous or as well-equipped like a Beyonce Knowles or Michael Jackson, where their band members are close to 100-150 people. They even have great equipment which is flown along with the artists. They have a budget of around $5 million pumped in to make their concerts a hit.

Sonu Nigam

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I went to an all-boys school, where I played rugby, so ballet wasn't the coolest thing to do.

Tom Holland

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I really enjoy writing about female friendship. It's an endlessly interesting dynamic for me.

Ruth Ware

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Hollywood versions of watershed moments in American history are generally high-minded shlock. 'JFK,' 'The People vs. Larry Flynt,' even 'Lincoln': all of these boast excellent performances in scripts that are ultimately very conventional, even conservative.

Michelle Dean

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Sex - the poor man's polo.

Clifford Odets

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I was into comics because these were my real male role models, even though at the time, I didn't know it.

Brian Michael Bendis

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