Challenges Quote 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.

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— Damian Barr

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

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

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

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

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

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

If you are a Scot living outside of Scotland but still in the UK, you are not allowed to vote in the referendum. This…

— Damian Barr