When I was 21 I wanted to write like Kafka. But, unfortunately for me, I wrote like a script editor for The Simpsons who'd briefly joined a religious cult and then discovered Foucault. Such is life.
Zadie SmithWhen the male organ of a man stands erect, two thirds of his intelect go away. And one third of his religion.
Zadie SmithYou must live life with the full knowledge that your actions will remain. We are creatures of consequence.
Zadie SmithPulchritude--beauty where you would least suspect it, hidden in a word that looked like it should signify a belch or a skin infection.
Zadie Smith