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Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: I wrote 'White Teeth' in the late nineties.

I wrote 'White Teeth' in the late nineties. I didn't really feel trepidatious about it. It was a different time. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: Well, you can't make old friends.

Well, you can't make old friends. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: It was a tough decision.' Mickey crosses his

It was a tough decision.' Mickey crosses his arms and scoffs, 'No such thing, mate. You're either right or you ain't. And — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: Yes, sometimes it's the strangers that sustain you.

Yes, sometimes it's the strangers that sustain you. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: Cambridge was a joy. Tediously. People reading books

Cambridge was a joy. Tediously. People reading books in a posh place. It was my fantasy. I loved it. I miss it still. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: She was the kind of person who never

She was the kind of person who never gave you enough time to miss her. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: It was a kiss from the past.

It was a kiss from the past. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: Full stories are as rare as honesty.

Full stories are as rare as honesty. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: Race. Land. Ownership. Faith. Theft. Blood. And more

Race. Land. Ownership. Faith. Theft. Blood. And more blood. And more. And — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: I cannot believe homosexuality is that much fun.

I cannot believe homosexuality is that much fun. Heterosexuality certainly is not. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: Women often have a great need to portray

Women often have a great need to portray themselves as sympathetic and pleasing, but we're also dark people with dark thoughts. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: Nobody can cast themselves out.

Nobody can cast themselves out. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: Each couple is its own vaudeville act.

Each couple is its own vaudeville act. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: Working with great writers can be humbling and

Working with great writers can be humbling and frightening, but it can also change you for good, forever. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: That kind of inability to improve is really

That kind of inability to improve is really very rare. That kind of consistency is miraculous, in a way. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: She hopes for nothing except fine weather and

She hopes for nothing except fine weather and a resolution. She wants to end properly, like a good sentence. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: She could never simply sit somewhere and let

She could never simply sit somewhere and let time pass, she had to be learning something. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: As far as I'm concerned, if you want

As far as I'm concerned, if you want to find out about the last day of WWII or the roots of the Indian Mutiny, get thee to a books catalogue. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: Normally, young writers have all the time in

Normally, young writers have all the time in the world and they don't always use it well. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: I couldn't imagine her leaving this world without

I couldn't imagine her leaving this world without ripping its fabric. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: But it's hard, when you're at a loose

But it's hard, when you're at a loose end yourself, to be happy for others, — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: Sometimes I wonder if people don't want freedom

Sometimes I wonder if people don't want freedom as much as they want meaning. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: When the male organ of a man stands

When the male organ of a man stands erect, two thirds of his intelect go away. And one third of his religion. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: Ryan is indispensable. There

Ryan is indispensable. There — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: How long that song seemed - longer than

How long that song seemed - longer than life. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: There is no bigger crime, in the English

There is no bigger crime, in the English comic novel, than thinking you are right. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: Most of the cruelty in the world is

Most of the cruelty in the world is just misplaced energy. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: Much of the excitement of a new novel

Much of the excitement of a new novel lies in the repudiation of the one written before. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: The future's another country, man ... And I

The future's another country, man ... And I still ain't got a passport. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: I am very selfish, really. I lived for

I am very selfish, really. I lived for love. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: To look back at all past work induces

To look back at all past work induces nausea [...] It's like taking a tour of a cell in which you were once incarcerated. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: I suppose I often think of my writing

I suppose I often think of my writing as quite impersonal. But it turned out, when my father died, writing was exactly what I wanted to do. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: Make sure the lubricant is unscented. Don't join

Make sure the lubricant is unscented. Don't join fashionable 'schools of thought.' Read everything. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: Michel is a good man, full of hope.

Michel is a good man, full of hope. Sometimes hope is exhausting. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: [he] had become the bloke in the joke:

[he] had become the bloke in the joke: the last man on earth — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: I do my best work under pressure, so

I do my best work under pressure, so I'll nick an artery, and my husband isn't allowed to stanch the bleeding till I've banged out a chapter. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: A carefully preserved English accent also upped the

A carefully preserved English accent also upped the fear factor. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: Nostalgia is a luxury.

Nostalgia is a luxury. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: You're next. It's the next thing. Next stop

You're next. It's the next thing. Next stop Kilburn Station. The doors fold inwards, urban insect closing its wings. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: He traced the genealogy of the feeling.

He traced the genealogy of the feeling. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: The shit is not the shit, the pigeon

The shit is not the shit, the pigeon is the shit. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: Step back from your Facebook Wall for a

Step back from your Facebook Wall for a moment: Doesn't it, suddenly, look a little ridiculous? Your life in this format? — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: When all the time it was that grand

When all the time it was that grand tree, taking up half the garden with its roots and not allowing anything else to grow. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: Don't confuse honours with achievement.

Don't confuse honours with achievement. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: Sometimes in this life you have to take

Sometimes in this life you have to take risks on other people. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: Getting anything out of my husband is like

Getting anything out of my husband is like trying to squeeze water out when you're stoned. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: Rarely does one see a squirrel tremble.

Rarely does one see a squirrel tremble. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: Fate is a quantity very much like TV:

Fate is a quantity very much like TV: an unstoppable narrative, written, produced and directed by somebody else. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: The library was the place I went to

The library was the place I went to find out what there was to know. It was absolutely essential. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: I'm never interested in writing a kind of

I'm never interested in writing a kind of neutral, universal novel that could be set anywhere. To me, the novel is a local thing. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: We did not desire or dread the boys

We did not desire or dread the boys in themselves, we only desired and dreaded being wanted or not being wanted. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: You want to believe there are limits to

You want to believe there are limits to what money can make happen, lines it can't cross. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: Nine SPEAKING IN TONGUES The following is based

Nine SPEAKING IN TONGUES The following is based on a lecture given at the New York Public Library in December 2008. 1 — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: [...] our memories are getting more beautiful and

[...] our memories are getting more beautiful and less real every day. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: Sacrifice was nine tenths of parenting.

Sacrifice was nine tenths of parenting. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: He asked questions, he was interested and interesting,

He asked questions, he was interested and interesting, he rarely spoke of himself. He had a calm voice for the worst accidents and emergencies. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: I couldn't afford to be offended.

I couldn't afford to be offended. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: You say you want to talk, But you

You say you want to talk, But you don't . You stonewall me. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: I often worry that my idea of personhood

I often worry that my idea of personhood is nostalgic, irrational, inaccurate. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: They were touched by the same inheritance.

They were touched by the same inheritance. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: Then he gave her a kiss on the

Then he gave her a kiss on the forehead that felt like a baptism and she wept like a baby. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: Every moment happens twice: inside and outside, and

Every moment happens twice: inside and outside, and they are two different histories. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: There were good and bad kinds of weakness

There were good and bad kinds of weakness in men, and she had come to the conclusion that the key was to know which kind you were dealing with. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: The mantra of the makeover junkie, sucking it

The mantra of the makeover junkie, sucking it in, letting it out; unwilling to settle for genetic fate; waiting instead for her transformation ... — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: Fewer American flags [in Brooklyn] than in Florida

Fewer American flags [in Brooklyn] than in Florida but more than in San Francisco. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: They cannot escape their history any more than

They cannot escape their history any more than you yourself can lose your shadow. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: Everything shrinks. Individual character. Friendships, Language. Sensibility.

Everything shrinks. Individual character. Friendships, Language. Sensibility. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: When I think of the books I love,

When I think of the books I love, there's always a little laughter in the dark. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: When you are guilty, all you can ask

When you are guilty, all you can ask for is a deferral of the judgement. 'Whatever, — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: I don't keep any copies of my books

I don't keep any copies of my books in the house - they go to my mum's flat. I don't like them around. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: A writer's duty is to register what it

A writer's duty is to register what it is like for him or her to be in the world. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: Anyone over the age of thirty catching a

Anyone over the age of thirty catching a bus can consider himself a failure. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: That girl,' tutted Alsana as her front door

That girl,' tutted Alsana as her front door slammed, 'swallowed an encyclopedia and a gutter at the same time. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: Writing is my way of expressing - and

Writing is my way of expressing - and thereby eliminating - all the various ways we can be wrong-headed. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: ... maybe the whole Internet will simply become

... maybe the whole Internet will simply become like Facebook: falsely jolly, fake-friendly, self-promoting, slickly disingenuous ... . - Zadie Smith — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: Magical thinking makes you crazy - and renders

Magical thinking makes you crazy - and renders everything possible. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: The greatest lie ever told about love is

The greatest lie ever told about love is that it sets you free. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: It's easy to confuse a woman for a

It's easy to confuse a woman for a philosophy — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: as if we were both trying to get

as if we were both trying to get on a see-saw at the same time - neither of us pressed too hard and a delicate equilibrium was allowed to persist. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: I wanted to love and to be loved.

I wanted to love and to be loved. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: It was a competition in agony. Like rich

It was a competition in agony. Like rich women in posh restaurants ordering ever-smaller salads. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: You can feel bad... I mean, that's not

You can feel bad... I mean, that's not illegal. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: I was fourteen: the world was pain.

I was fourteen: the world was pain. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: The planet is finished with us, at this

The planet is finished with us, at this point - — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: The shit is *not* the shit (this was

The shit is *not* the shit (this was Mo's mantra,) the *pigeon* is the shit. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: Greeting cards routinely tell us that everybody deserves

Greeting cards routinely tell us that everybody deserves love. No. Everybody deserves clean water. Not everybody deserves love all of the time. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: And underneath it all, there remained an ever

And underneath it all, there remained an ever present anger and hurt, the feeling of belonging nowhere that comes to people who belong everywhere. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: Under every friendship there is a difficult sentence

Under every friendship there is a difficult sentence that must be said, in order that the friendship can be survived. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: It's still easier to find the correct Hoover

It's still easier to find the correct Hoover bag than to find one pure person, one pure faith, on the globe. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: Faith is hard to achieve, easy to lose.

Faith is hard to achieve, easy to lose. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: Archie says -Science- the same way he says

Archie says -Science- the same way he says -Modern-, as if someone has lent him the words and made him swear not to break them. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: You must live life with the full knowledge

You must live life with the full knowledge that your actions will remain. We are creatures of consequence. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: Perhaps sex isn't of the body at all.

Perhaps sex isn't of the body at all. Perhaps it is a function of language. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: I got something to tell you, said Keisha

I got something to tell you, said Keisha Blake, disguising her voice with her voice. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: It hurts to look at what you can't

It hurts to look at what you can't have — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: Cos if it's encyclopedias we've got enough, like,

Cos if it's encyclopedias we've got enough, like, information ... and if it's God, you've got the wrong house. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: Tell the truth through whichever veil comes to

Tell the truth through whichever veil comes to hand - but tell it. Resign yourself to the lifelong sadness that comes from never being satisfied. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: There are so many different ways to be

There are so many different ways to be poor, — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: Without the balancing context of everyday life, all

Without the balancing context of everyday life, all you have is the news, and news by its nature is generally bad. — Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith Quotes By Zadie Smith: People profess to have certain political positions, but

People profess to have certain political positions, but their conservatism or liberalism is really the least interesting thing about them. — Zadie Smith