Annie Ernaux quotes

Maybe the true purpose of my life is for my body, my sensations and my thoughts to become writing, in other words, something intelligible and universal, causing my existence to merge into the lives and heads of other people. (Annie Ernaux)
She teaches me that the world is made to be pounced on and enjoyed, and that there is absolutely no reason at all to hold back. View quote
Annie Ernaux
I am endowed by shame's vast memory, more detailed and implacable than any other, a gift unique to shame. View quote
Annie Ernaux
The worst thing about shame is that we imagine we are the only ones to experience it. View quote
Annie Ernaux
I am beginning to reach the age when I say hello to the old women I meet in my neighborhood, anticipating the moment in life when I shall be one of them. When I was twenty I didn't notice them; they would be dead before my face had wrinkles. View quote
Annie Ernaux
I can no longer think of any way to change my life except by having a baby. I will never sink lower than that. View quote
Annie Ernaux