I’m not a writer on a mission, and I’m very suspicious of writers on missions, but I’m also not living a false life. Marlon James Read Quote
Because homophobia is still largely driven by the church, it’s legitimised. It’s also tied to sexism, because those two are never far apart. Marlon James Read Quote
I’m happy to not know what I think about stuff; I’m happy to change my mind. But it’s relatively recently that I’ve been able to apply that to feelings. I used to like to know what I felt. I didn’t want those feelings to be complicated or muddled or clashing. Marlon James Read Quote
What I find, particularly with young writers and readers, is that they don’t want complicated feelings. Marlon James Read Quote
If reggae comes from another country, you can have the relationship to reggae that I have to rock. But it’s something I grew up with. It’s probably something I appreciate more now. In the ’80s, I was all about New Wave and synth pop – New Order and Depeche Mode and Eurythmics and Michael Jackson and tons and tons and tons of Prince. Marlon James Read Quote
The fiction writer in me likes gaps in stories because I can jump into that gap and try to suggest something. Marlon James Read Quote
I was the nerd. Because I was reading. I wasn’t into sports. I was really into art. Very geekish about comics. Assumed gay. Marlon James Read Quote
