The ways in which a book, once read, stays (and changes) in the reader's mind are unpredictable. Julian Barnes bookmindread 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
There will always be non-readers, bad readers, lazy readers - there always were. Julian Barnes badlazyreader Change image and share on social
To look at ourselves from afar, to make the subjective suddenly objective: this gives us a psychic shock. Julian Barnes afarmakeobjective Change image and share on social
Well, to be honest I think I tell less truth when I write journalism than when I write fiction. Julian Barnes fictionhonestjournalism Change image and share on social
I was initially planning to write about grief in terms of Eurydice and the myth thereof. By that point the overall metaphor of height and depth and flat and falling and rising was coming into being in my mind. Julian Barnes comedeptheurydice share on social
In Britain I'm sometimes regarded as a suspiciously Europeanized writer, who has this rather dubious French influence. Julian Barnes britaindubiouseuropeanized Change image and share on social
What is taken away is greater than the sum of what was there. This may not be mathematically possible; but it is emotionally possible. Julian Barnes emotionallygreatmathematically Change image and share on social
In an oppressive society the truth-telling nature of literature is of a different order, and sometimes valued more highly than other elements in a work of art. Julian Barnes artelementhighly Change image and share on social
Do we tend to recall the most important parts of a novel or those that speak most directly to us, the truest lines or the flashiest ones? Julian Barnes directlyflashyimportant Change image and share on social
