Zadie Smith Quotes:
Ocupation: Novelist
Life: b. October 25, 1975
Birthday: October 25
... don't ever underestimate people, don't ever underestimate the pleasure they receive from viewing pain that is not their own... Pain by itself is just Pain. But Pain + Distance can = entertainment, voyeurism, human interest, cinéma vérité, a good belly chuckle, a sympathetic smile, a raised eyebrow, disguised contempt.
source: Zadie Smith (2003). “White Teeth”, p.177, Vintage
topic: Pain, Distance, Eyebrows, Raised Eyebrows
