If you're just mired in privilege, there's nothing to learn; learning appears to be over.
Fred D'AguiarWith kids, they force you to get out of bed. They force you to smile. They remind you of spontaneity.
Fred D'AguiarPeople were always hungry, bullied, afraid, paranoid - so I just thought I'd show that in the novel in a kind of suffocating way.
Fred D'Aguiar