“You can't state difference and also state equality. We have to state sameness to understand equality.” Quote by Zadie Smith
“Asking why rappers always talk about their stuff is like asking why Milton is forever listing the attributes of heavenly armies. Because boasting is a formal condition of the epic form. And those taught that they deserve nothing rightly enjoy it when they succeed in terms the culture understands.” FormCultureStuffEnjoyTermForeverConditionsTaughtSucceedDeserveArmyAskingHeavenlyAttributesRapperEpicFormalBoastMiltonAsking Why Author:Zadie Smith
“All novels attempt to cut neural routes through the brain, to convince us that down this road the true future of the novel lies.” LyingBrainNovelCuttingConvinceRoutesConvince Us Author:Zadie Smith
“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.” IfsWantBookLastsConcernedRootsTheeIndianWwiiLast DayCataloguesMutiny Author:Zadie Smith
“Cambridge was a joy. Tediously. People reading books in a posh place. It was my fantasy. I loved it. I miss it still.” PeopleStillsBookJoyReadingFantasyMissingReading BooksCambridgePosh Author:Zadie Smith
“Can't a rapper insist, like other artists, on a fictional reality, in which he is somehow still on the corner, despite occupying the penthouse suite?” StillsRealityArtistCornersDespiteRapperPenthouses Author:Zadie Smith
“Don't we all know why nerds do what they do? To get money, which leads to popularity, which leads to girls.” KnowsGirlPopularityNerdGet Money Author:Zadie Smith
“English fiction was something I loved growing up, and it changed my life - it changed the trajectory of my life.” FictionGrowing UpGrowingChangedChanged My LifeTrajectory Author:Zadie Smith
“When you share work, and you have the opportunity of seeing people you like doing what they do best, and you also interchange socially with them, it's very addictive.” PeopleOpportunitySeeingShareInterchange Author:Jacqueline Bisset
“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.” BookHouseFlatsCopiesMum Author:Zadie Smith