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Say Quotes by Julian Barnes
- Is any novelist going to recognize the moment when he or she has nothing more to say? It is a brave thing to admit. And…
- You can define a net two ways, depending on your point of view. Normally you would say it is a meshed instrument designed to catch…
- Loving humanity means as much, and as little, as loving raindrops, or loving the Milky Way. You say that you love humanity? Are you sure…
- When you are young, you think that the old lament the deterioration of life because this makes it easier for them to die without regret.…
- Does character develop over time? In novels, of course it does: otherwise there wouldn't be much of a story. But in life? I sometimes wonder.…
- Books say: She did this because. Life says: She did this. Books are where things are explained to you; life is where things aren't. I'm…
- What is history? Any thoughts, Webster?' 'History is the lies of the victors,' I replied, a little too quickly. 'Yes, I was rather afraid you'd…
- Books say: she did this because. Life says: she did this. Books are where things are explained to you, life where things aren't.
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