“Writing is my way of expressing - and thereby eliminating - all the va...” — Zadie Smith Quote

“Writing is my way of expressing - and thereby eliminating - all the various ways we can be wrong-headed.”

“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.”

“I like books that expose me to people unlike me and books that do battle against caricature or simplification. That, to me, is the heroic in fiction.”

“My puppets are far more liberated than I am. Ventriloquism is a useful way of expressing myself.”

“We're more into expressing ourselves than making radio hits.”

“If someone is expressing everything I am feeling at the moment, it's probably Jon Stewart. I hear him and think, Yeah!”