She doesn’t have a ring on each finger, or a big diamond on each ring.

She doesn’t wear a gold watch that costs as much as a fancy car.

In fact, she doesn’t own a fancy car.

She doesn’t carry an enormous designer bag.

But she might have a newspaper under her arm.

She might mention Sartre or Foucault in a conversation.

It’s her personality that sparkles and nothing else: the signs of intellectual wealth.

Anne Berest Audrey Diwan Caroline de Maigret and Sophie Mas