Zadie Smith quotes

Zadie Smith is a British novelist, essayist, and professor renowned for her sharp social observations and innovative storytelling. Her debut novel, "White Teeth", gained widespread acclaim for its vibrant portrayal of multicultural London. She continues to influence contemporary literature with her insightful works and thought-provoking essays. Here are 137 of her quotes:

You don't have favorites among your children but you do have allies. (Zadie Smith)
Revelation is where all crazy people end up. It's the last stop on the nutso express. View quote
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This is what divorce is: Taking things you no longer want from people you no longer love. View quote
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He was bookish, she was not; he was theoretical, she political. She called a rose a rose. He called it an accumulation of cultural and biological constructions circulating around the mutually attracting binary poles of nature/artifice. View quote
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The greatest lie ever told about love is that it sets you free. View quote
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In a whisper he began begging for-and, as the sun set, received-the concession people always beg for: a little more time. View quote
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He traced the genealogy of the feeling. View quote
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Nowadays I know the true reason I read is to feel less alone, to make a connection with a consciousness other than my own. View quote
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Tell the truth through whichever veil comes to hand – but tell it. Resign yourself to the lifelong sadness that comes from never ­being satisfied. View quote
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The future's another country, man... And I still ain't got a passport. View quote
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No fiction, no myths, no lies, no tangled webs - this is how Irie imagined her homeland. Becauseis one of the magical fantasy words likeandandthat have now passed into language. (Zadie Smith)
She wore her sexuality with an older woman's ease, and not like an awkward purse, never knowing how to hold it, where to hang it, or when to just put it down. View quote
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You're a library of me. View quote
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Generally, women can't do this, but men retain the ancient ability to leave a family and a past. They just unhook themselves, like removing a fake beard, and skulk discreetly back into society, changed men. Unrecognizable. View quote
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Sometimes, one wants to have the illusion that one is making ones own life, out of one's own resources. View quote
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Is there anything more likely to take the shine off an affair that when the lover strikes up a convivial relationship with the lovee's mother. View quote
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He talked and talked, the kind of talking you do to stave off the inevitable physical desire. The kind of talk that only increases it. View quote
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Cambridge was a joy. Tediously. People reading books in a posh place. It was my fantasy. I loved it. I miss it still. View quote
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Then he gave her a kiss on the forehead that felt like a baptism and she wept like a baby. View quote
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Pulchritude--beauty where you would least suspect it, hidden in a word that looked like it should signify a belch or a skin infection. View quote
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The object of the passion is just an accessory to the passion itself. (Zadie Smith)
We cannot love something solely because it has been ignored. It must also be worthy of our attention. View quote
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I am the sole author of the dictionary that defines me. View quote
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She loved you in the morning because the day was new. View quote
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Full stories are as rare as honesty. View quote
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Zadie Smith

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Occupation: English Novelist
Born: October 25, 1975
Quotes count: 137
Wikipedia: Zadie Smith

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