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About Julian Barnes
English essayist, novelist and short story writer
Julian Barnes is an English essayist, novelist, and short story writer. He is known for work that moves across fiction and essays, with a style that has made him a notable presence in contemporary English literature. His writing spans novels, short stories, and nonfiction essays, showing a range that has kept him widely read. On this site he is represented by 140 quotes, reflecting the reach of his work and the enduring interest in his prose.
More from Julian Barnes (140 quotes) →Other sayings from Julian Barnes
- “Paris is certainly one of the most boastful of cities, and you could argue that it has had a lot to boast abo…”Julian Barnes
- “To look at ourselves from afar, to make the subjective suddenly objective: this gives us a psychic shock.”Julian Barnes
- “What could be put up against the noise of time? Only that music which is inside ourselves - the music of our…”Julian Barnes
- “In those days, we imagined ourselves as being kept in some kind of holding pen, waiting to be released into o…”Julian Barnes
Creativity: more sayings
- “Recovery through sleep isn’t going to happen if the majority of the components of your being aren’t getting e…”Darrell Calkins
- “Because the essence of creativity is fucking around”art is that which is done for the hell of it.
- “But Hannah's friend didn’t understand the volatile balancing act between art and sanity, that the act of crea…”Jake Vander-Ark
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Books by Julian Barnes
Flaubert's Parrot
1984
England, England
1999
The Sense of an Ending
2011
Arthur and George
2005
Love, etc
1994