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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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- “Sometimes, one wants to have the illusion that one is making ones own life, out of one's own resources.”Zadie Smith
- “Full stories are as rare as honesty.”Zadie Smith
- “They caught up with each other's news casually, leaving long, cosy gaps of silence in which to go to work on…”Zadie Smith
- “When the male organ of a man stands erect, two thirds of his intelect go away. And one third of his religion.”Zadie Smith
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- “The heron must be used to people, and yet it never lets you get too close. Draw parallel to it with the width…”John Halstead
- “My father is a big believer in nature over nurture.”Cassandra Clare
- “When I'm not doing readings, I just spend a lot of time alone and try to meditate. Going for walks in nature…”Tyler Henry
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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