"Love may not lead where we think or……" — Julian Barnes
"Love may not lead where we think or hope, but regardless of outcome it should be a call to seriousness and truth. If it is not that - if it is not moral in its effect - then love is no more than an exaggerated form of pleasure."
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184 Quotes by Julian Barnes
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Why should anything happen when everything has happened?
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