The ways in which a book, once read, stays (and changes) in the reader's mind are unpredictable. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes book mind read
All bad things are exaggerated in the middle of the night. When you lie awake, you only think of bad things. Julian Barnes awakebadexaggerate Change image and share on social
Grief seems at first to destroy not just all patterns, but also to destroy a belief that a pattern exists. Julian Barnes beliefdestroyexist Change image and share on social
Most of us remember adolescence as a kind of double negative: no longer allowed to be children, we are not yet capable of being adults. Julian Barnes adolescenceadultallow Change image and share on social
It is hardly surprising that women concentrate on the way they look instead of what is in their minds since not much has been put in their minds to begin with. Mary Shelley beginconcentratemind Change image and share on social
I do read a lot, and I think in recent years the ratio between the amount of non-fiction and fiction has tipped quite considerably. I did read fiction as a teenager as well, mostly because I was forced to read fiction, of course, to go through high school. Daniel Tammet amountconsiderablyfiction share on social
Another thing that freaks me out is time. Time is like a book. You have a beginning, a middle and an end. It's just a cycle. Mike Tyson beginbookcycle Change image and share on social