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I think the Greeks were the only people ever to nail character. Their heroes are deeply flawed.

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In 1976, Rastafarians were one of the most violated, persecuted groups in Jamaica. They could be beaten within an inch of their lives, or detained for two years, just for being found in a 'proper' neighbourhood.

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'The Daily Mail' interviewed my friends in Jamaica to find out if I was ever the victim of a vicious homophobic attack because, to them, I'm a gay refugee. But nothing like that happened. So, no surprise, that story didn't appear. I'm really pretty boring.

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At 28 years old, seven years out of college, I was so convinced that my voice outed me as a fag that I had stopped speaking to people I didn't know.

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We shouldn't romanticize rejection. There's nothing romantic about rejection. It's horrible.

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Caribbean literature only has to be true to itself. It doesn't need colonialism or imperialism. It's always been vibrant.

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If your depiction of loss doesn't make the reader feel loss, then you didn't depict it right.

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Not every gay person recites poetry or has read Keats. You can get readers through anything if the characters are complicated. You can't dismiss Josey Wales' quite liberal worldview.

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I always tell my students to complicate your characters: never make it easy for the reader. Nobody is ever one thing. That's what makes characters compelling.

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I grew up with reggae. Reggae is like family. I know it, and there's a type of love and familiarity, but sometimes you want to hang out with other people.

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Biography

Nationality: Jamaican

Type: Athlete

Born: November 16th, 1976

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