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About Zadie Smith
English novelist, essayist, and short-story writer
Zadie Smith is an English novelist, essayist, and short-story writer. Her debut novel, White Teeth, appeared in 2000 and quickly became a best-seller, bringing her wide attention. She has 153 quotes on the site. Smith’s first novel also won several awards. In September 2010, she became a tenured professor in the creative writing faculty at New York University.
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- “Asking why rappers always talk about their stuff is like asking why Milton is forever listing the attributes…”Zadie Smith
- “Tell the truth through whichever veil comes to hand - but tell it. Resign yourself to the lifelong sadness th…”Zadie Smith
- “I like books that expose me to people unlike me and books that do battle against caricature or simplification…”Zadie Smith
- “Q: Where and when do you do your writing? A: Any small room with no natural light will do. As for when, I hav…”Zadie Smith
Reading: more sayings
- “When reading, only read. When eating, only eat. When thinking, only think.”Seung Sahn
- “Kids think books are cool, especially when they see that people they think books are cool are reading.”Tyler Hilton
- “Learning to decipher words had only added to the pleasures of holding spines and turning pages, measuring the…”John Crowley
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Books by Zadie Smith
White Teeth
2001
On Beauty
2005
The Autograph Man
2003
Swing Time
2017
Changing my mind
2009