707 Quotes by Julian Barnes

Look what she has lost, now that she has lost life. Her body, her spirit; her radiant curiosity about life. At times it feels as if life itself is the greatest loser, the true bereaved party, because it is no longer subjected to that radiant curiosity of hers.

Honour is not just a matter of internal good feeling, but also of external behaviour.

But if you’re very clever, I think there’s something that can unhinge you if you’re not careful.

When you read a great book, you don't escape from life, you plunge deeper into it.

Books say: she did this because. Life says: she did this. Books are where things are explained to you, life where things aren't.