Author of quotes: Julian Barnes

There is no past as such, the past is what the modern period can be considered a completely normal era.

The older the mistakes made, it's your turn to make yours. This rule followed a logical consequence, which became one of the paragraphs of a personal code Martha: when you're older than twenty five, to blame parents is prohibited. Of course, with the exception of cases when parents did something terrible - raped, killed, took all the money and sold to a brothel - but if you have a normal biography and a normal life, if you have an average ability to live and average mental abilities (if they're above average, so...), the parents or to blame not. Of course, sometimes still fails - far too great a temptation. If only they bought me the clips, as promised, if only they didn't forbid me to meet David, if only they were different, nicer, richer, smarter, easier. If only I was often patted on the head; if only I was often flogged. If only I was more praised; if only I was praised solely for business... No, to hell with these empty arguments. Of course, March was how used: sometimes it was tempted to pickets with the offense, but she immediately pulls itself. You yourself head, baby. Trauma - normal part of childhood. To blame others has long been prohibited. Prohibited.

... How on earth tribes, in the lexicon there are no words "I love you"? Or they have long been extinct?

... What nature cannot do is lie. She just goes ahead and does his thing... walking right and no one inflates. Sometimes it might not be too pleasant but I will not lie.

Always get what I want, or never get what you want, in the end, the difference is not so great.

She <...> he knew the contours of his loneliness.

... When you're older than twenty five, to blame parents is prohibited.

Many of our inner world and in the plant no - one outside.

... Every love story is hidden the history of the future tribulation. Near or distant. For one of the lovers or the other. Or both. So why do we always yearn for love?

It is highly likely that the world develops not at the expense of progress towards maturity, and by maintaining an eternal boyhood, capable of enthusiastic discovery.

Pride is a wild beast living in the caves and deserts. Vanity, on the contrary, like a monkey, jumping from branch to branch and chatters incessantly.

If you are participating in life, I do not see it so clearly: you either suffer from it or are enjoying it too.

Books say: she did this because Life says: she did it. The books explains everything in life - no. I'm not surprised that many people prefer books. Books give meaning to life. But the problem is that the life which they give meaning, is the lives of others, and never yours.

History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second time as farce.