I was thinking about the generation before us, like John Barth and all of those pomo dudes who had that idea of, instead of hiding the structure and making it look organic and natural, we're going to put the structure on the outside. But most of the time, at least for me, all I could attend to [in Swing Time] was that act of structural self-consciousness.
Zadie SmithI don't ask myself what did I live for, said Carlene strongly. That is a man's question. I ask whom did I live for.
Zadie SmithYou must live life with the full knowledge that your actions will remain. We are creatures of consequence.
Zadie Smith