I wrote 'White Teeth' in the late nineties. I didn't really feel trepidatious about it. It was a different time. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes feel late ninety
It might be useful to distinguish between pleasure and joy. But maybe everybody does this very easily, all the time, and only I am confused. Zadie Smith confusedistinguisheasily Change image and share on social
The roots of rap are originally ghetto-ised or extremely working class. So when you're an artist who's making something which isn't how its mainstream appearance should be, there's always these strange questions of authenticity and what you have to do to be 'real' as a rapper. Zadie Smith appearanceartistauthenticity share on social
The idea that motherhood is inherently somehow a threat to creativity is just absurd. Zadie Smith absurdcreativityidea Change image and share on social
You make your first album, you make some money, and you feel like you still have to show face, like 'I still go to the projects.' I'm like, why? Your job is to inspire people from your neighborhood to get out. You grew up there. What makes you think it's so cool? Jay-Z albumcoolface share on social
During the eighties and nineties, people wanted to be chic, elegant, bourgeois. Donatella Versace bourgeoischiceighty Change image and share on social
My father never once told me he loved me. I told him I loved him only one time - that was when he was sick. It was hard, the way he showed his love. I didn't understand what he was trying to teach me. Now I know, but it came too late for him to see it. After he was gone, I realized he was trying to strengthen my mind to make me better. Gerry Cooney fatherhardlate share on social