We'd never expect to understand a piece of music on one listen, but we tend to believe we've read a book after reading it just once.
Ali SmithThe head has its confines. The headโs got those all right, and the heart. The heart has its reasons.
Ali SmithYou never know if you're a writer. You can't trust it. If you woke up and said, "I'm a writer," it would be gone. You wouldn't see anything for miles - even the dust would be running away.
Ali Smith