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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.
More from Zadie Smith (153 quotes) →Other sayings from 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
- “But singing isn’t just about belting it out, is it? It’s not just who has the most wobble or the highest note…”Zadie Smith
- “They had nothing to say to each other. A five-year age gap between siblings is like a garden that needs const…”Zadie Smith
More Truth quotes
- “Humanity appreciates truth about as much as a squirrel appreciates silver.”Vernon Howard
- “Everyone is longing for love, everyone is suffering from the needs and wants, so be loving, kind, and compass…”Debasish Mridha
- “I have to be honest, I don't pay as much attention to women's fashion, but being a sneaker head, I do like it…”Bryan Greenberg
Writing: more sayings
- “I love TV, I love writing, but I love movements more.”Jill Soloway
- “Dialogue doesn’t take place in a vacuum. Dialogue is contradictory, in that it can either speed up or slow do…”Diana Gabaldon
- “And life is a good thing for a writer. It's where we get our raw material, for a start. We quite like to stop…”Neil Gaiman
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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