"I’ve always thought you are what you are……" — Julian Barnes
"I’ve always thought you are what you are and you shouldn’t pretend to be anyone else. But Oliver used to correct me and explain that you are whoever it is you’re pretending to be."
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184 Quotes by Julian Barnes
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