Quotes by Julian Barnes, A History of the World in 10½ Chapters

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History isn't what happened, history is just what historians tell us. — Julian Barnes, A History of the World in 10½ Chapters
You can deal with the brain, as I say; it looks sensible, whereas the heart, the human heart, I'm afraid, looks a fuckin — Julian Barnes, A History of the World in 10½ Chapters
For the point is this: not that myth refers us back to some original event which has been fancifully transcribed as it p — Julian Barnes, A History of the World in 10½ Chapters
Not merely hope, but any burdensome yearning: ambition, hatred, love (especially love) - how rarely do our emotions meet — Julian Barnes, A History of the World in 10½ Chapters
You can't love someone without imaginative sympathy, without beginning to see the world from another point of view. You — Julian Barnes, A History of the World in 10½ Chapters
And what percentage of people take up the option to die off?’ She looked at me, her glance telling me to be calm. ‘Oh, a — Julian Barnes, A History of the World in 10½ Chapters
Our nights are different. She falls asleep like someone yielding to the gentle tug of a warm tide, and floats with confi — Julian Barnes, A History of the World in 10½ Chapters