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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.
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- “What was the point of scientific advance without moral advance? The railway would merely permit more people t…”Julian Barnes
- “May you be ordinary, as the poet once wished the new-born baby.”Julian Barnes
- “Women scheme when they are weak, they lie out of fear. Men scheme when they are strong, they lie out of arrog…”Julian Barnes
- “Why slum it where people were burdened by yesterday, and the day before, and the day before that? By history?…”Julian Barnes
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- “Live in the moment. Don’t carry baggage from the past. Put that baggage in a history book and learn from it,…”Debasish Mridha
- “Women are taking the main stage. They are center stage, and they're setting all these records and making hist…”Nikki Bella
- “Many people talk about me entering the history books as the first female in 22 years and what a big moment it…”Susie Wolff
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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