“The hardest bits of my book to read were the easiest bits to write because they were the most immediate. Probably because I had never stopped thinking about them on some level. Those bits I was just channelling and those were the most exciting writing days. The bits I found harder were the bits that happen in between, you know, the rest of living. There were whole years, whole houses, that I just got rid of.” ThinkingKnowsWritingYearsBookWholeHappensFoundHouseBitsLevelsExcitingHarderHardestWhole Year 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 special. I think we all have to have them. I think the secret of memoirs is keeping those parts of yourself off the page, which makes what you do share more valuable.” ThinkingSexStuffSecretCuttingShareSpecialPagesGardenValuableMemoirSecret Garden 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 think we should celebrate those differences within the union. I can see what would be lost, but don't necessarily see what would be gained by breaking away. What does upset me is that I can't vote in Scotland.” ThinkingShouldDoeI CanDifferentWould BeCultureLostDifferencesIssuesVoteIndependentUnionsCelebrateUpsetScotlandLegal SystemBreaking Away Author: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.” ThinkingSecretShareValuableMemoir Author:Damian Barr
