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

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

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• ‟ Let's stop hiding behind a pseudo-respect of cultures, in a sickening relativism that's only a mask for our cowardice, our cynicism, and our powerlessness. I, born Muslim, Moroccan, and French, I will say it to you: Sharia makes me vomit.

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• ‟ I knew I wanted to write about a nanny, but it was difficult for me to find a narrative rhythm.

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• ‟ 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.

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• ‟ 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.

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

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• ‟ Everyone asks me, 'Why do you choose such subversive or shocking themes?' but when I'm alone in my office, I'm not like, 'OK I'm going to shock.' I want to write about a character who fascinates me, someone who I don't understand.

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• ‟ When I was a little girl and people would ask me what I wanted to be when I got older, I always used to say I want to be paid to think. So for me, to dream, to think, to write - it is wonderful.

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