I'm a complete democrat in terms of who buys my books. Julian Barnes bookbuycomplete Change image and share on social
I am death-fearing. I don't think I'm morbid. That seems to me a fear of death that goes beyond the rational. Whereas it seems to me to be entirely rational to fear death! Julian Barnes deathfearmorbid 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
Books say: she did this because. Life says: she did this. Books are where things are explained to you, life where things aren't. Julian Barnes bookexplainlife Change image and share on social
Often the grind of book promotion wearies you of your own book - though at the same time this frees you from its clutches. Julian Barnes bookclutchfree Change image and share on social
The land of embarrassment and breakfast. Julian Barnes breakfastembarrassmentland Change image and share on social
When you read a great book, you don't escape from life, you plunge deeper into it. Julian Barnes bookdeepescape Change image and share on social
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
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