Zadie Smith Quotes

A collection of quotes by Zadie Smith.

Zadie Smith is a British author known for her novels, essays, and short stories. Born on October 25, 1975, in London, she gained critical acclaim with her debut novel "White Teeth" in 2000, which explored themes of multiculturalism and identity. Smith's work often delves into issues of race, class, and globalization, with a sharp and insightful style that has garnered her widespread recognition. She has received numerous accolades for her writing, including the Whitbread Book Awards and the Orange Prize for Fiction. With her distinctive voice and thought-provoking narratives, Zadie Smith has become one of the most prominent contemporary writers.

They were married before they were friends, which is another

They were married before they were friends, which is another way of saying:Their marriage was the occasion of their friendship.They were married before they noticed many small differences in background, aspiration, education, ambition. (...)Noting such differences, Leah was in some sense disappointed in herself that they did not cause real conflict between them. It was hard to get used to the fact that the pleasure her body found in his, and vice versa, should so easily overrule the many objections she had, or should have had, or thought she should have had.

In the end, your past is not my past and your truth is not m

In the end, your past is not my past and your truth is not my truth and your solution - is not my solution.

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Boys are just boys after all, but sometimes girls really see

Boys are just boys after all, but sometimes girls really seem to be the turn of a pale wrist, or the sudden jut of a hip, or a clutch of very dark hair falling across a freckled forehead. I'm not saying that's what they really are. I'm just saying sometimes it seems that way, and that those details (a thigh mole, a full face flush, a scar the precise shape and size of a cashew nut) are so many hooks waiting to land you.

Beauty Women

This is what a woman is: unadorned, after children and work

This is what a woman is: unadorned, after children and work and age, and experience-these are the marks of living.

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