Nature Quotes by Julian Barnes

Sex is nature's way of saying 'Hi!'

— Julian Barnes

Nature is so exact, it hurts exactly as much as it is worth, so in a way one relishes the pain. If…

— Julian Barnes

The writer must be universal in sympathy and an outcast by nature: only then can he see clearly.

— Julian Barnes

And perhaps it was also the case that, for all a lifetime's internal struggling, you were finally no more than what others…

— Julian Barnes

“One weekend in the vacation, I was invited to meet her family. They lived in Kent, out on the Orpington line, in…

— Julian Barnes

“The constant tug between nature and civilization is what keeps on our toes. Though of course, that did rather beg the question…

— Julian Barnes

Nature is so exact, it hurts exactly as much as it is worth, so in a way one relishes the pain, I…

— Julian Barnes

In an oppressive society the truth-telling nature of literature is of a different order, and sometimes valued more highly than other elements…

— Julian Barnes

“Is despair wrong? Isn’t it the natural condition of life after a certain age? … After a number of events, what is…

— Julian Barnes

“How do you turn catastrophe into art? Nowadays the process is automatic. A nuclear plant explodes? We'll have a play on the…

— Julian Barnes

“Flaubert teaches you to gave upon the truth and not blink from its consequences; he teaches you, with Montaigne, to sleep on…

— Julian Barnes

“The law, and society, and religion all said it was impossible to be sane, healthy, and kill yourself. Perhaps those authorities feared…

— Julian Barnes