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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
- “One of the things he had learned in life, and which he hoped he could rely on, was that a greater pain drives…”Julian Barnes
- “Cut privet still smells of sour apples, as it did when I was sixteen; but this is a rare, lingering exception…”Julian Barnes
- “How often do we tell our own life story? How often do we adjust, embellish, make sly cuts? And the longer lif…”Julian Barnes
- “The writer has little control over personal temperament, none over historical moment, and is only partly in c…”Julian Barnes
Explore Opera
- “If you can sell green toothpaste in this country, you can sell opera.”Sarah Caldwell
- “Cincinnatians support a symphony, an opera, a ballet, museums, many galleries and theater groups.”Bill Dedman
- “I sang opera, I sang show tunes. I got into a rock band for a while. I've sung a lot of different things.”Tom Wopat
Explore Heartbreak
- “Flora hadn't signed my yearbook. When I got it back from the cheerleaders, I skimmed over the last few pages…”rainbowbrook
- “There were a million things, everything, I didn't know. I was stupid, the official descriptive phrase for hap…”Daniel Handler
- “They do make love stories for girls with black hearts after all. They go like this.”Jandy Nelson
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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