A good argument, like a good dialogue, is always a proof of life, but I'd much rather go and read a book. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes argument book dialogue
Nothing is harmful to literature except censorship, and that almost never stops literature going where it wants to go either, because literature has a way of surpassing everything that blocks it and growing stronger for the exercise. Ali Smith blockcensorshipexercise share on social
How could 30 years be the blink-of-the-eye it felt? It was the difference between black-and-white footage of the Second World War and David Bowie on 'Top of the Pops' singing 'Life on Mars.' Ali Smith blackblinkbowie Change image and share on social
You never know if you're a writer. You can't trust it. If you woke up and said, 'I'm a writer,' it would be gone. You wouldn't see anything for miles - even the dust would be running away. Ali Smith dustmilerun Change image and share on social
The argument about zoning and the presidency of Nigeria is like the philosophical argument of the egg or the hen. Who is older through the evolutionary process, who came first? Goodluck Jonathan argumenteggevolutionary Change image and share on social
Another thing that freaks me out is time. Time is like a book. You have a beginning, a middle and an end. It's just a cycle. Mike Tyson beginbookcycle Change image and share on social
Political differences will always generate a healthy debate, but over time the dialogue has become more hateful and at times violent. Mark Udall debatedialoguedifference Change image and share on social