English fiction was something I loved growing up, and it changed my life - it changed the trajectory of my life.
Zadie SmithIt's gotten to a point where everybody is concerned about their rights and nobody is concerned about their duties.
Zadie SmithI never bought the idea of individual genius from which the novel spews forth. It's always an act of curation.
Zadie SmithBecause immigrants have always been particularly prone to repetition - it's something to do with that experience of moving from West to East or East to West or from island to island. Even when you arrive, you're still going back and forth; your children are going round and round. There's no proper term for it - original sin seems too harsh; maybe original trauma would be better.
Zadie Smith