“Children lose their innocence piece by piece. The layers are carved away until our hearts have been exposed and polished into an unnatural gloss. We spend the rest of our lives trying to remember why we ever loved so passionately… — Deborah Smith Copy Share Image
Happy people look young. You’re really afraid of getting older, aren’t you? You should only be afraid of getting less happy. — Deborah Smith Copy Share
I read The Vegetarian and fell in love with it. A year later, I was invited to go and speak at the London Book… — Deborah Smith Copy Share
A chorus of tough southern belles whispered, You need a loyal husband around here. Loyal to you, loyal to your family, loyal to your… — Deborah Smith Copy Share
Instead of fearing what might happen if I failed, I should be excited about what could happen if I succeeded! — Deborah Smith Copy Share
I suspected learning a language would be both useful and enjoyable (I love memorising lists of things), and would get rid of the embarrassment… — Deborah Smith Copy Share
“A vida é fugaz. A vida é preciosa. Temos de gozar cada momento. A sensualidade de respirar, de sentir, de querer.” — Deborah Smith Copy Share
“The best sex takes us somewhere. Somewhere warm and expansive, a paradise of lust and happiness. Sex is and can be and should be… — Deborah Smith Copy Share
Possibly the best thing about the whole experience is that Kang and I are now really good friends. It's as much of a pleasure… — Deborah Smith Copy Share
I've translated two of Bae's novels, A Greater Music and Recitation, which are coming from Open Letter and Deep Vellum in October and January… — Deborah Smith Copy Share
Simon Collinson, of digital publisher Canelo and über-cool Aussie mag The Lifted Brow, is our digital producer; Sarah Shin, Verso's comms director, is helping… — Deborah Smith Copy Share
There's no linear narrative - the structure is more like a series of variations on a theme (how identity is shaped by language), with… — Deborah Smith Copy Share
There’s something very freeing about losing the anchors that have always defined you. Frightening, sad, but exhilarating in a poignant way, as well. You’re… — Deborah Smith Copy Share
Plus, publishing's inherent conservatism, means that what little did get through was weighted towards the commercial end of the scale, which is not the… — Deborah Smith Copy Share
Whenever I visit Korea she [Kang] buys me lunch and takes me to a gallery. As if all this wasn't enough, she has incredible… — Deborah Smith Copy Share
