Well, to be honest I think I tell less truth when I write journalism than when I write fiction.
Julian BarnesI thought of the things that had happened to me over the years, and of how little I had made happen.
Julian BarnesLater on in life, you expect a bit of rest, don't you? You think you deserve it. I did, anyway. But then you begin to understand that the reward of merit is not life's business.
Julian Barnes...God knows you can have complication and difficulty without any compensating depth or seriousness
Julian Barnes