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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) →More quotes by Julian Barnes
- “I didn't doubt for a moment that she had read them all, or that they were the right books to own. Further, th…”Julian Barnes
- “Grief seems at first to destroy not just all patterns, but also to destroy a belief that a pattern exists.”Julian Barnes
- “Not merely hope, but any burdensome yearning: ambition, hatred, love (especially love) - how rarely do our em…”Julian Barnes
- “It took me some years to clear my head of what Paris wanted me to admire about it, and to notice what I prefe…”Julian Barnes
Explore Anxiety
- “Our stresses, anxieties, pains, and problems arise because we do not see the world, others, or even ourselves…”Prem Prakash
- “Anxiety and spiritual searching have been consistent themes with me, and that figures into my worldview. But…”David Bowie
- “The courage to be is rooted in the God who appears when God has disappeared in the anxiety of doubt.”Paul Tillich
Hope: more sayings
- “Hope is the light in your being which enlightens your heart and makes it ready to sing.”Debasish Mridha
- “Nick... I hope one day you find you a woman who loves you like my Melissa loved me. Whatever you do, boy, don…”Sherrilyn Kenyon
- “...but if there was one thing that all my years as the Spider, all the battles, all the brushes with my own d…”Jennifer Estep
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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