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> [I think the secret of memoirs is keeping those parts of yourself off the page, which makes what you do share more valuable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damian-barr/i-think-the-secret-of-memoirs-is-keeping-those-parts-of-yourself-off/)

[Damian Barr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damian-barr/)

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## More by Damian Barr

> [I think the secret of memoirs is keeping those parts of yourself off the page, which makes what you do share more valuable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damian-barr/i-think-the-secret-of-memoirs-is-keeping-those-parts-of-yourself-off/)

[Damian Barr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damian-barr/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damian-barr/i-went-through-in-the-edits-and-cut-tons-of-stuff-that-was-funny/)

[Damian Barr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damian-barr/)

> [The stories we tell ourselves about ourselves are very often not really what happened. And as I started to write stuff down, I started…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damian-barr/the-stories-we-tell-ourselves-about-ourselves-are-very-often-not/)

[Damian Barr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damian-barr/)

> [The hardest bits of my book to read were the easiest bits to write because they were the most immediate. Probably because I had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damian-barr/the-hardest-bits-of-my-book-to-read-were-the-easiest-bits-to-write/)

[Damian Barr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damian-barr/)

> [I had to do things to myself on the page that had been done to me in real life. I had to try and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damian-barr/i-had-to-do-things-to-myself-on-the-page-that-had-been-done-to-me-in/)

[Damian Barr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damian-barr/)

> [I cut a lot of cringy sex stuff and a lot of stuff I thought was too personal. I think secret gardens are very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damian-barr/i-cut-a-lot-of-cringy-sex-stuff-and-a-lot-of-stuff-i-thought-was-too/)

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> [I am a gay writer, but I am also a Scottish writer and some days a lazy writer, or a funny writer. Being gay…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damian-barr/i-am-a-gay-writer-but-i-am-also-a-scottish-writer-and-some-days-a/)

[Damian Barr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damian-barr/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damian-barr/scotland-has-always-been-independent-we-have-our-own-legal-system-our/)

[Damian Barr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damian-barr/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damian-barr/i-do-feel-a-responsibility-it-s-a-privilege-to-be-able-to-speak-about/)

[Damian Barr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damian-barr/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damian-barr/you-don-t-realise-how-much-you-re-holding-onto-until-you-start-to-let/)

[Damian Barr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damian-barr/)

> [I could never do just one thing, but everything I do is in the direction of stories. Sometimes writing them, sometimes showcasing them, sometimes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damian-barr/i-could-never-do-just-one-thing-but-everything-i-do-is-in-the/)

[Damian Barr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damian-barr/)

> [Because I work at other things, whenever I get a chance to write I feel grateful for it. But I learned that sometimes, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damian-barr/because-i-work-at-other-things-whenever-i-get-a-chance-to-write-i/)

[Damian Barr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damian-barr/)

> [If you are a Scot living outside of Scotland but still in the UK, you are not allowed to vote in the referendum. This…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damian-barr/if-you-are-a-scot-living-outside-of-scotland-but-still-in-the-uk-you/)

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> [I started writing when I was a journalist. But every time I sat down to write a novel or a story, I ended up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damian-barr/i-started-writing-when-i-was-a-journalist-but-every-time-i-sat-down/)

[Damian Barr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damian-barr/)

> [Memory implies that there is some static time and place you can go back to, whereas if you relive it by trying to put…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damian-barr/memory-implies-that-there-is-some-static-time-and-place-you-can-go/)

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