I certainly believe we all suffer damage, one way or another. How could we not,except in a world of perfect parents, siblings, neighbours, companions? And then there is the question on which so much depends, of how we react to the damage: whether we admit it or repress it,and how this affects our dealings with others.Some admit the damage, and try to mitigate it;some spend their lives trying to help others who are damaged; and there are those whose main concern is to avoid further damage to themselves, at whatever cost. And those are the ones who are ruthless, and the ones to be careful of.
I don't believe in God, but I miss him. - Julian Barnes
I don't believe in God, but I miss him.
- Julian Barnes
To be stupid, and selfish, and to have good health are the three requirements for happiness. - Julian Barnes
To be stupid, and selfish, and to have good health are the three requirements for happiness.
Books say: She did this because. Life says: She did this. Books are where things are explained to you; life is where things aren't. I'm not surprised… - Julian Barnes
Books say: She did this because. Life says: She did this. Books are where things are explained to you; life is where things aren't. I'm not surprised…
You grew old first not in your own eyes, but in other people's eyes; then, slowly, you agreed with their opinion of you. - Julian Barnes
You grew old first not in your own eyes, but in other people's eyes; then, slowly, you agreed with their opinion of you.
You put together two people who have not been put together before; and sometimes the world is changed, sometimes not. They may crash and burn, or bur… - Julian Barnes
You put together two people who have not been put together before; and sometimes the world is changed, sometimes not. They may crash and burn, or bur…
In life, every ending is just the start of another story. - Julian Barnes
In life, every ending is just the start of another story.
The greatest patriotism is to tell your country when it is behaving dishonorably, foolishly, viciously. - Julian Barnes
The greatest patriotism is to tell your country when it is behaving dishonorably, foolishly, viciously.
When you read a great book, you don’t escape from life, you plunge deeper into it. There may be a superficial escape – into different countries, more… - Julian Barnes
When you read a great book, you don’t escape from life, you plunge deeper into it. There may be a superficial escape – into different countries, more…
What is taken away is greater than the sum of what was there. This may not be mathematically possible; but it is emotionally possible. - Julian Barnes
What is taken away is greater than the sum of what was there. This may not be mathematically possible; but it is emotionally possible.
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