All we are is eyes looking for the unbroken or the edges where the broken bits might fit each other.
Ali SmithGoogle is so strange. It promises everything, but everything isnโt there. You type in the words for what you need, and what you need becomes superfluous in an instant, shadowed instantaneously by the things you really need, and none of them answerable by Google.
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 SmithA game one of my sisters will play with me in my first year of being alive is called Good Baby, Bad Baby. This consists of being told I am a good baby until I smile and laugh, then being told I am a bad baby until I burst into tears. This training will stand me in good stead all through my life.
Ali Smith