The secret to editing your work is simple: you need to become its read…

Zadie Smith
165 citations
The secret to editing your work is simple: you need to become its reader instead of its writer.
Reading
17

More Author Quotes

All my books are made up of other books. They're all deeply structured on other fiction, because I was a student in fiction and I didn't have much actual living to draw on. I suspect a lot of other p … ▶
Our children will be born of our actions. Our accidents will become their destinies. Oh, the actions will remain. It is a simple matter of what you will do when the chips are down, my friend. When th … ▶
It's still easier to find the correct Hoover bag than to find one pure person, one pure faith, on the globe. ✨ Zadie Smith (2003). White Teeth, p.196, Vintage
We are so convinced of the goodness of ourselves, and the goodness of our love, we cannot bear to believe that there might be something more worthy of love than us, more worthy of worship. Greeting c … ▶
- You look fine. - Right. I look fine. Except I don't, said Zora, tugging sadly at her man's nightshirt. This was why Kiki had dreaded having girls: she knew she wouldn't be able to protect them from … ▶

Most Cited Authors

27

The Best Quotes

Most Liked Authors

27

Curated Author Quotes

82 Unforgettable 🦇 Batman Quotes