I long for a South African society that's free of ideological forces - no society can ever really be free of ideological forces - but I wish it was free of power. Damon Galgut africanforcefree Change image and share on social
'Arctic Summer,' as you might know, is the title of Forster's one unfinished novel. Damon Galgut arcticforstersummer Change image and share on social
Something in a writer's brain needs to watch everything with a detached, amoral eye. Damon Galgut amoralbraindetach Change image and share on social
I'm not designed to interact with society. Damon Galgut designinteractsociety 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
India I have visited a great many times, though there is a lot about it I will never understand. Damon Galgut greatindialot Change image and share on social
Any radical change or trauma always makes for interesting subject matter, but then all stories deal, to some extent, with the disjuncture between past and present. Damon Galgut changedealdisjuncture Change image and share on social
One of the questions writers bump up against in their work, whether they know it or not, is about lying. Because fiction is a form of deceit, and one's abilities are measured by how convincingly one can persuade readers that these events really happened. Damon Galgut abilitybumpconvincingly share on social
Yoga helps me with a composed and serene state of mind, which is good for writing. Damon Galgut composegoodhelp Change image and share on social
Literature at its fullest takes human nature as its theme. That's the kind of writing that interests me. Damon Galgut fullhumaninterest Change image and share on social
