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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) →Keep reading Julian Barnes
- “Art belongs to everybody and nobody. Art belongs to all time and no time. Art belongs to those who create it…”Julian Barnes
- “Most people, in my opinion, steal much of what they are. If they didn't what poor items they would be.”Julian Barnes
- “It had been a slow and painful business, discovering that the theory of love did not match the reality of lif…”Julian Barnes
- “[Flaubert] didn’t just hate the railway as such; he hated the way it flattered people with the illusion of pr…”Julian Barnes
Evolution: more sayings
- “The evolution of human mentality has put us all in vitro now, behind the glass wall of our own ingenuity.”John Fowles
- “Real biologists who actually do the research will tell you that they almost never find a phenomenon, no matte…”E. O. Wilson
- “We have reason to believe that man first walked upright to free his hands for masturbation.”Lily Tomlin
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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