No fiction, no myths, no lies, no tangled webs - this is how Irie imagined her homeland. Because homeland is one of the magical fantasy words like unicorn and soul and infinity that have now passed into language.
Zadie SmithSurely there is something to be said for drawing a circle around our attention and remaining within that circle. But how large should this circle be?
Zadie SmithI find it impossible to experience either pride or shame over accidents of genetics in which I had no active part. I'm not necessarily proud to be female. I am not even proud to be human โ I only love to be so.
Zadie Smith