We cannot love something solely because it has been ignored. It must also be worthy of our attention.
Zadie SmithI'm always interested in the way people speak and move in their environment, in a very particular environment. I'm never interested in writing a kind of neutral, universal novel that could be set anywhere. To me, the any novel is a local thing always.
Zadie SmithPeople profess to have certain political positions, but their conservatism or liberalism is really the least interesting thing about them.
Zadie Smith