Memories of her two Cuban American grandmothers and extended family helped her flesh out Merci's large, lively family.
In her explosive book, Merci Pour Ce Moment (Thank You for the Moment), Trierweiler, 49, describes how she and the president tussled over a plastic bag containing the pills.
Her solution was Merci, a female-only social network "rooted in compliments and kindness and good behavior".
Merci for Mercy, indeed, GCSE French fans!
When we waved her through, she said, "Merci.
At the airport in Sofia, Mrs. Sarkozy waved as she descended from the plane, putting her hand over her heart and mouthing the word "Merci".
"Try it!" Despite his coaxing, she manages to spit out the words, "No, no! Merci, monsieur". Amused at her fear, he proves his point himself.
"Non, merci," the wife answered, raising her hands as if to surrender.
Her attention to text was also notable in songs like Charles Villiers Stanford's "Belle Dame Sans Merci," in which she sang the phrase "and her eyes were wild" with theatrical flair.
Claude Chabrol famously cast her as a teenage murderer in 1978's Violette Nozière and a covert poisoner in 2000's Merci pour le chocolat, while Chris Honoré called upon her to tackle the taboo subject of incest in Ma mère.
