As a child, I watched 'Dallas' and that was my vision for my life for as long as I could remember.
Will Smith
That the God-man died for his people, and that His death is their life, is an idea which was in some degree foreshadowed by the older mystical... →
William Robertson Smith
I have the motto that says, 'Whatever you see in your closet that you like, pick it and wear it.' It's not just your closet, but just... →
Willow Smith
If I had to change one thing about my life, it would probably be, I wouldn't be famous. Because when you're famous it's so hard.
I have everything that I would possibly imagine. I have a family that loves me and that's... more than most kids have. And it's really... →
My life is black and white and mixed. My mother's a Rastafarian, my dad was a short white guy - it's not an affectation. It's also the... →
Zadie Smith
I never attended a creative writing class in my life. I have a horror of them; most writers groups moonlight as support groups for the kind of people... →
When I was 21, I wanted to write like Kafka. But, unfortunately for me, I wrote like a script editor for 'The Simpsons' who'd briefly... →
Without the balancing context of everyday life, all you have is the news, and news by its nature is generally bad.
English fiction was something I loved growing up, and it changed my life - it changed the trajectory of my life.