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
The utterly fallacious idea at the heart of the pro-war argument is that it is the duty of the anti-war argument to provide an alternative to war. The onus is on them to explain just cause. Zadie Smith alternativeantiargument Change image and 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
English writing tends to fall into two categories - the big, baggy epic novel or the fairly controlled, tidy novel. For a long time, I was a fan of the big, baggy novel, but there's definitely an advantage to having a little bit more control. Zadie Smith advantagebaggybig share on social
All novels attempt to cut neural routes through the brain, to convince us that down this road the true future of the novel lies. Zadie Smith attemptbrainconvince Change image and share on social
Unless you consider yourself some sort of human brand, which I don't, you have to deal with the fact that different people are going to like different aspects of your work. It's not consistent. I am not consistent. But I feel OK with that. Zadie Smith aspectbrandconsistent share on social
There's constantly this melancholy about British hip-hop. People are always waiting for it to explode like American hip-hop, but it might just be that British hip-hop will always be as it is: an underground thing which will stay that way. Zadie Smith americanbritishconstantly share on social
I don't keep any copies of my books in the house - they go to my mum's flat. I don't like them around. Zadie Smith bookcopyflat Change image and share on social
