Julian Barnes is the author of "Flaubert's Parrot". The book is a postmodern novel that explores the life of Gustave Flaubert through the eyes of a fictional narrator. Barnes is a critically acclaimed author who has won numerous awards for his work.
Love is the meeting point of truth and magic. Truth, as in photography; magic, as in ballooning.
Julian Barnes – Flaubert’s Parrot
We make our own stories, and they never end the way we think they will.
Julian Barnes – Flaubert’s Parrot
It’s not the voting that’s democracy; it’s the counting.
Julian Barnes – Flaubert’s Parrot
To be known so well by someone is an unimaginable gift. But to be imagined so well by someone is even better.
Julian Barnes – Flaubert’s Parrot
One’s life has many compartments.
Julian Barnes – Flaubert’s Parrot
Happiness is a gift and the trick is not to expect it, but to delight in it when it comes.
Julian Barnes – Flaubert’s Parrot
The question of whether machines can think… is about as relevant as the question of whether submarines can swim.
Julian Barnes – Flaubert’s Parrot
History isn’t what happened. History is just what historians tell us.
Julian Barnes – A History of the World in 10 1/2 Chapters
We make up a story to cover the facts we don’t know or can’t accept.
Julian Barnes – A History of the World in 10 1/2 Chapters
Love may not lead where we think or hope, but regardless of outcome it should be a call to seriousness and truth.
Julian Barnes – A History of the World in 10 1/2 Chapters