You grow old first not in your own eyes, but in other people’s eyes; then, slowly, you agree with their opinion of you.
—Julian Barnes
Does history repeat itself, the first time as tragedy, the second time as farce? No, that’s too grand, too considered a process. History just burps, and we taste again that raw-onion sandwich it swallowed centuries ago.
—Julian Barnes
Topics: History
The writer must be universal in sympathy and an outcast by nature; only then can he see clearly.
—Julian Barnes
Topics: Authors & Writing, Writers
Love is just a system for getting someone to call you darling after sex.
—Julian Barnes
Topics: Love, Sex
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