Zadie Smith Quotes

I wrote 'White Teeth' in the late nineties. I didn't really feel trepidatious about it. It was a different time.

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• I wrote 'White Teeth' in the late nineties. I didn't really feel trepidatious about it. It was a different time.

  

  Zadie Smith
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  • White