Oh yes, my generation liked to be in some pain when they read. The harder it was, the more good we believed it was doing us. Zadie Smith believegenerationgood Change image and share on social
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 bookcatalogueconcern Change image and share on social
There is no bigger crime, in the English comic novel, than thinking you are right. Zadie Smith bigcomiccrime Change image and share on social
In my situation, every time I write a sentence, I'm thinking not only of the people I ended up in college with but my siblings, my family, my school friends, the people from my neighborhood. I've come to realize that this is an advantage, really: it keeps you on your toes. Zadie Smith advantagecollegeend share on social
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 handlifelongresign Change image and share on social
World makers, social network makers, ask one question first: 'How can I do it?' Zadie Smith makernetworkquestion Change image and share on social
I can't add. I don't understand basic science. Or anything else. But I can read anything. I've always been able to, and I've always liked to. Even if I didn't understand it, I liked to. Zadie Smith addbasichave Change image and share on social
It seems that if you put people on paper and move them through time, you cannot help but talk about ethics, because the ethical realm exists nowhere if not here: in the consequences of human actions as they unfold in time, and the multiple interpretive possibility of those actions. Zadie Smith actionconsequenceethic share on social
Nabokov, who I loved more than any other writer when I was young, had such contempt for dialogue. When I was younger, I never wrote a word of dialogue because of him. I thought it was a childish part of a novel. Zadie Smith childishcontemptdialogue share on social
Normally, young writers have all the time in the world and they don't always use it well. Zadie Smith timeworldwriter Change image and share on social
