- You look fine. - Right. I look fine. Except I don't, said Zora, tugging sadly at her man's nightshirt. This was why Kiki had dreaded having girls: she knew she wouldn't be able to protect them from self-disgust.
Zadie SmithShe hopes for nothing except fine weather and a resolution. She wants to end properly, like a good sentence.
Zadie SmithI like books that don't give you an easy ride. I like the feeling of discomfort. The sense of being implicated.
Zadie SmithIt's a funny thing about rap, that when you say 'I' into the microphone, it's like a public confession. It's very strange.
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