Julian Barnes Quote

Risk is the clue that our dreams are both real and great.

The father who has selflessly poured himself into the life of his children may leave no other monument than that of his children. But as for a life well lived, no other monument is necessary.

The humanitarian philosophies that have been developed (sometimes under some religious banner and invariably in the face of religious opposition) are human inventions, as the name implies - and our sp...

Pick the day. Enjoy it - to the hilt. The day as it comes. People as they come... The past, I think, has helped me appreciate the present - and I don't want to spoil any of it by fretting about the fu...

Focus your attention on the quality of your words, and not the quantity, because few sensible talks attracts millions of listeners more than a thousand gibberish.

Hide yourself in God, so when a man wants to find you he will have to go there first.

Dreams become regrets when left in the mind, never planted in the soil of action.

Forgiveness requires a sense that bad behaviour is a sign of suffering rather than malice.

God is not a cosmic bellboy for whom we can press a button to get things.

Those who are crazy enough to think they can change the world usually do.