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“I had to do things to myself on the page that had been done to me in real life. I had to try and drown myself in the bath. You have to do that. And the impulse is to rescue yourself and to spare the reader, but I can't rescue myself. And why should I spare the reader when nobody spared me? It's telling people what happened.”

Quote by Damian Barr

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Damian Barr, born on July 20, 1976, is a British writer, actor, and television personality. His work covers a variety of themes, including history, literature, and contemporary social issues. more

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