Truth Quotes by Zadie Smith

10 Truth quotes by Zadie Smith

Zadie’s prose often twists the ordinary into the profound, and her take on truth is no exception. In just ten lines she probes the gaps between what we say, what we think, and what we actually feel.

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“That is a common mistake. The truth does not depend on what you read.”

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I'm most honest about writing when I'm talking to family or friends, not to newspapers.

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Tell the truth through whichever veil comes to hand - but tell it.

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“The planet is finished with us, at this point -”

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It's difficult to tell the truth about how a book begins. The truth, as far as it can be presented to other…

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In the end, your past is not my past and your truth is not my truth and your solution - is not…

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Tell the truth through whichever veil comes to hand - but tell it. Resign yourself to the lifelong sadness that comes from…

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“The term 'role model' is so odious, but the truth is it's a very strong writer indeed who gets by without a…

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When I write I am trying to express my way of being in the world. This is primarily a process of elimination:…

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“But as the prey evolves (and we are prey to the Mad who are pursuing us, desperate to impart their own brand…

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I don't keep any copies of my books in the house - they go to my mum's flat. I don't like them around.

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Oh, I know that. You know me, baby, I cannot be broken. Takes a giant to snap me in half.

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“In short, it was precisely the kind of friendship and Englishman makes on holiday, that he can make only on holiday. A friendship that…

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I suppose I often think of my writing as quite impersonal. But it turned out, when my father died, writing was exactly what I…

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“Some of us are happy with our African hair, thank you very much. I don't want some poor Indian girl's hair. And I wish…

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

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