Don't confuse honours with achievement. ✨ Zadie Smith's rules for…

Zadie Smith
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Don't confuse honours with achievement. ✨ Zadie Smith's rules for writers by Zadie Smith, www.theguardian.com. February 22, 2010.
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Cambridge was a joy. Tediously. People reading books in a posh place. It was my fantasy. I loved it. I miss it still. ✨ Learning curve by Aida Edemariam, www.theguardian.com. September 3, 2005.
Tell the truth through whichever veil comes to hand - but tell it. Resign yourself to the lifelong sadness that comes from never being satisfied. ✨ Zadie Smith's rules for writers by Zadie Smit … ▶
Novels are not about expressing yourself, they're about something beautiful, funny, clever and organic. Self-expression ? Go and ring a bell in a yard if you want to express yourself. ✨ White knuckle … ▶
I remember so clearly, in the early days, if I had to do a piece of press, they'd phone for me and say, 'Oh, we're going to bring hair and makeup, it'll take about five hours.' And I said, 'Well, if … ▶
I 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 Smith (2006). On Beauty, p.193, Penguin UK

Don't confuse honours with achievement. ✨ Zadie Smith's rules for writers by Zadie Smith, www.theguardian.com. February 22, 2010.

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