Memory implies that there is some static time and place you can go back to, whereas if you relive it by trying to put yourself back in that context, its more nuanced, less black and white. More traumatic, but also… — Damian Barr Copy Share Image
I think the secret of memoirs is keeping those parts of yourself off the page, which makes what you do share more valuable. — Damian Barr Copy Share Image
I went through in the edits and cut tons of stuff that was "funny" because if it wasn't funny at the time, so it… — Damian Barr Copy Share Image
The stories we tell ourselves about ourselves are very often not really what happened. And as I started to write stuff down, I started… — Damian Barr Copy Share Image
The hardest bits of my book to read were the easiest bits to write because they were the most immediate. Probably because I had… — Damian Barr Copy Share Image
I had to do things to myself on the page that had been done to me in real life. I had to try and… — Damian Barr Copy Share Image
I cut a lot of cringy sex stuff and a lot of stuff I thought was too personal. I think secret gardens are very… — Damian Barr Copy Share Image
I am a gay writer, but I am also a Scottish writer and some days a lazy writer, or a funny writer. Being gay… — Damian Barr Copy Share Image
Scotland has always been independent. We have our own legal system, our own culture; I don't see the issue. We are different and I… — Damian Barr Copy Share Image
I do feel a responsibility. It's a privilege to be able to speak about it, but I don't speak for all gay people. — Damian Barr Copy Share Image
You don't realise how much you're holding onto until you start to let go of it. I had had loads of therapy and thought… — Damian Barr Copy Share Image
I could never do just one thing, but everything I do is in the direction of stories. Sometimes writing them, sometimes showcasing them, sometimes… — Damian Barr Copy Share Image
Because I work at other things, whenever I get a chance to write I feel grateful for it. But I learned that sometimes, I… — Damian Barr Copy Share Image
