You are never stronger…than when you land on the other side of despair. Author, December 24, 2023January 1, 2025, Zadie Smith, Overcoming, Resilience, Strength, 0 Zadie Smith Author · England
The lady was old, the lady was ill. It didn’t matter what the lady believed. Author, December 24, 2023January 1, 2025, Zadie Smith, Age, Belief, Illness, 0 Zadie Smith Author · England
You don’t have favourites among your children, but you do have allies. Author, December 24, 2023January 1, 2025, Zadie Smith, Equality, Parenting, Relationships, 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
Then he gave her a kiss on the forehead that felt like a baptism and she wept like a baby. Author, December 24, 2023January 1, 2025, Zadie Smith, Comfort, Emotion, Love, 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
[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
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
