I wouldn't write about people who are living and who are close to me, …

Zadie Smith
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I wouldn't write about people who are living and who are close to me, because I think it's a very violent thing to do to another person. And anytime I have done it, even in the disguise of fiction, the results have been horrific. ✨ In Essays, Author Zadie Smith Reveals Her Process. Interview with Melissa Block, www.npr.org. November 11, 2009.
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