I can't stay engaged for years with a book unless it has feelings. It can't be an idea for me - it… — Fred D'Aguiar Book Copy Share Image
Whenever I went to an historical moment that was sad or where something terrible happened, it was, for me, a learning moment,… — Fred D'Aguiar Education Copy Share Image
I was on the wrong side of colonization. My ancestry is mostly mired in having the colonial experience as colonized subjects, first… — Fred D'Aguiar Ancestry Copy Share Image
I'm interested in someone who's mired in grief: how do you get back to that thing that makes them warm? Because you… — Fred D'Aguiar Get back Copy Share Image
The first hit on the nervous system is the one I'm most interested in, because I think if you hit the reader… — Fred D'Aguiar Books Copy Share Image
I try to be even-handed and fair-minded about my view of history. I don't romanticize one side and demonize the other, though… — Fred D'Aguiar Bob Copy Share Image
