Zadie Smith Author · England What did Zadie Smith mean by: The novel leads you places that you never could have gotten to otherwise.
She did what girls generally do when they don’t feel the part: she dressed it instead. Author, December 24, 2023January 1, 2025, Zadie Smith, Appearance, Gender, Insecurity, 0 Zadie Smith Author · England
[George Saunders] is very precise about what he is doing. There isn’t a thing left to chance. Author, December 24, 2023January 1, 2025, Zadie Smith, Control, Intentionality, precision, 0 Zadie Smith Author · England
One thing you learn about the novel as a form is that it’s always smarter than you are. Author, December 24, 2023January 1, 2025, Zadie Smith, Humility, Intelligence, Literature, 0 Zadie Smith Author · England
World makers, social network makers, ask one question first: ‘How can I do it?’ Author, December 24, 2023January 1, 2025, Zadie Smith, Innovation, Motivation, Technology, 0 Zadie Smith Author · England
This is what divorce is: taking things you no longer want from people you no longer love. Author, December 24, 2023January 1, 2025, Zadie Smith, Possessions, Relationships, Separation, 0 Zadie Smith Author · England
The secret to editing your work is simple: you need to become its reader instead of its writer. Author, December 24, 2023January 1, 2025, Zadie Smith, Clarity, Perspective, Revision, 0 Zadie Smith Author · England
The greatest lie ever told about love is that it sets you free. Author, December 24, 2023January 1, 2025, Zadie Smith, Control, Deception, Liberation, 0 Zadie Smith Author · England
Art is the Western myth, with which we both console ourselves and make ourselves. Author, December 24, 2023January 1, 2025, Zadie Smith, Consolation, Creation, Myth, 0 Zadie Smith Author · England
