--- title: "3 Paul Bailey Quotes - Famous Writer (Gabriel's lament)" description: "British novelist (1937–2024). Browse 3 Paul Bailey quotes." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b178/author-isaac-slade-73777.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Paul Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b178/author-isaac-slade-73777.jpg) # Paul Bailey (1937–2024) Writer United Kingdom **3** quotes in **38** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Paul Bailey was a writer from the United Kingdom, best known for *Gabriel's lament*. ## Quick Facts About Paul Bailey Born February 16, 1937 Died October 27, 2024 Nationality United Kingdom Profession Writer Notable works Gabriel's lament ## About Paul Bailey British novelist (1937–2024). ## Awards & Honors Somerset Maugham Award E. M. Forster Award Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature ## Quotes by Paul Bailey > [It is one of the ironies of biographical art that some details are more relevant than others, and many details have no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-bailey/it-is-one-of-the-ironies-of-biographical-art-that-some-details-are/) Paul Bailey [Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/843/paul-bailey-77644_art_it-is-one-of-the-ironies-of-biographical_1938783.jpg) > [Disgrace is a subtle, multi-layered story, as much concerned with politics as it is with the itch of male flesh. Coetzee's prose…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-bailey/disgrace-is-a-subtle-multi-layered-story-as-much-concerned-with/) Paul Bailey [Ability](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ability/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d63/paul-bailey-77644_ability_disgrace-is-a-subtle-multi-layered-story_1959617.jpg) > [Blanche is written with a terrible authority, the authority that comes from artistic necessity when the writer is compelled to write by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-bailey/blanche-is-written-with-a-terrible-authority-the-authority-that-comes/) Paul Bailey [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d81/paul-bailey-77644_agents_blanche-is-written-with-a-terrible-autho_3221126.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-bailey/#itemlist", "name": "Paul Bailey Quotes", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It is one of the ironies of biographical art that some details are more relevant than others, and many details have no relevance at all.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Paul Bailey" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-bailey/it-is-one-of-the-ironies-of-biographical-art-that-some-details-are/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/843/paul-bailey-77644_art_it-is-one-of-the-ironies-of-biographical_1938783.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/843/paul-bailey-77644_art_it-is-one-of-the-ironies-of-biographical_1938783.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/843/paul-bailey-77644_art_it-is-one-of-the-ironies-of-biographical_1938783.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It is one of the ironies of biographical art that some details are more relevant than others, and many…” — Paul Bailey", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Disgrace is a subtle, multi-layered story, as much concerned with politics as it is with the itch of male flesh. 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