We are all bodies of water, guarding the mystery of our depths, but some of us have more to guard than others.
Deborah SmithHappy people look young. You’re really afraid of getting older, aren’t you? You should only be afraid of getting less happy.
Deborah SmithI read The Vegetarian and fell in love with it. A year later, I was invited to go and speak at the London Book Fair (which I'd never even heard of before), as they were gearing up for Korea being the market focus country in 2014. I met Max Porter there, Kang's editor at Portobello, sent him my sample, and the rest is history.
Deborah SmithThere’s something very freeing about losing the anchors that have always defined you. Frightening, sad, but exhilarating in a poignant way, as well. You’re free to float to the moon and evaporate or sink to the bottom of the deepest ocean. But you’re free to explore. Some people confuse that with drifting, I suppose. I like to think of it as growing.
Deborah Smith