To be known so well by someone is an unimaginable gift. But to be imagined so well by someone is even better.
Ali SmithI was at the tail end of the family. The next brother along was already seven years older than me. I remember growing up by myself, playing games by myself.
Ali SmithBooks mean all possibilities. They mean moving out of yourself, losing yourself, dying of thirst and living to your full. They mean everything.
Ali SmithThe whole point is, we can forget. Itโs important that we forget some things. Otherwise weโd go round the world carrying a hodload of stuff we just donโt need.
Ali SmithI had a job, I got ill, I left the job to get better, and while I was getting better, I wrote some stories. I sent them to some publishers and the fifth one who replied said they'd take them. Then they went bankrupt. Then that bankrupt publisher got bought by a bigger firm. Story: in the end is the beginning, and in the beginning is the end.
Ali Smith