I used to take that God's-eye view as a comfort when I was a child. I'd think, "Well, we couldn't find the world meaningful at all if it weren't for death." Of course, that is the smuggest and most intolerable of all perspectives because I'm not suffering from the death or the pain.
Zadie SmithEnglish fiction was something I loved growing up, and it changed my life - it changed the trajectory of my life.
Zadie SmithWe cannot love something solely because it has been ignored. It must also be worthy of our attention.
Zadie Smith