I wrote 'White Teeth' in the late nineties. I didn't really feel trepidatious about it. It was a different time.

Everything shrinks. Individual character. Friendships. Language. Sensibility.

The very reason I write is so that I might not sleepwalk through my entire life.

Full stories are as rare as honesty.

When the male organ of a man stands erect, two thirds of his intelect go away. And one third of his religion.

All tastes are expressions of belief.

You can't state difference and also state equality. We have to state sameness to understand equality.