An essential part of power is the freedom not to think too deeply.

About Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith (born Sadie Smith; 25 October 1975) is an English novelist, essayist, and short-story writer. Her debut novel, White Teeth, published in 2000, was an immediate best-seller and won a number of awards. Smith became a tenured professor in the creative writing faculty of New York University in September...