“Writing is my way of expressing – and thereby eliminating – all the various ways we can be wrong-headed.”
"The secret to editing your work is simple: You need to become its reader instead of its writer."
- Zadie Smith
Creativity
"Every moment happens twice: inside and outside, and they are two different histories."
- Zadie Smith
Reflection
"Desperation, weakness, vulnerability - these things will always be exploited. You need to protect the weak, ring-fence them, with something far stronger than empathy."
- Zadie Smith
Empathy
"Beauty is not about physical perfection, but about authenticity and confidence."
- Beauty and the Beast
Self-awareness
"Beauty is found in the unique qualities that make us who we are."
- Beauty and the Beast
Self-awareness
"I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific."
- Lily Tomlin
Self-awareness
"Make sure your worst enemy doesn’t live between your own two ears."
- Laird Hamilton
Self-awareness
"True humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less."
Self-awareness