Writing is not like acting, where you can pull these little stunts that create a particular effect. Words are all it is about, and the way you use words has to be individual and particular to you. Damon Galgut actcreateeffect Change image and share on social
Traveling is one of few zones of experience where you are not directly plugged into the world around you. You're not part of the society you're passing through. Damon Galgut directlyexperiencepart Change image and share on social
Writing is very good for household tasks. Because you'd rather fix a dripping tap or paint an old wall - you'd rather do almost anything than sit and write. I have to reach a point of obsession in order to write, and so I find starting a book incredibly difficult. Damon Galgut bookdifficultdrip share on social
It's expected of novels that they should explain the world and create the illusion that things are ultimately logical and coherent. But that's not what I see around me. Often, events remain mysterious and unresolved, and our emotions reach no catharsis. Damon Galgut catharsiscoherentcreate share on social
I should confess that I'm woefully under-read in South African fiction. Damon Galgut africanconfessfiction Change image and share on social
There aren't a lot of 'Aha!' moments in writing. Damon Galgut ahalotmoment Change image and share on social
I've been wanting to write a book about what goes into creating a novel, and the story behind 'A Passage to India' is especially interesting. Damon Galgut bookcreatehave Change image and share on social
Generally, writers have very uninteresting lives. Damon Galgut generallyliveuninteresting Change image and share on social
Being gay myself, I'm naturally drawn to the interactions between men rather than men and women. Damon Galgut drawgayinteraction Change image and share on social
Being gay immediately placed me outside the values of the society I was growing up in. Apartheid was a very patriarchal system, so its assumptions seemed foreign to me from the outset. I've always had the advantage of alienation. Damon Galgut advantagealienationapartheid share on social
