Julian Barnes Quote
Had she told him that she loved him? Yes, of course, many times; but it was his imagination—the prompter’s voice at his ear—which had added the words for ever. He hadn’t asked what she meant when she told him she loved him. What lover ever does? Those plush and gilded words rarely seem to need annotation at the time.
Julian Barnes
Had she told him that she loved him? Yes, of course, many times; but it was his imagination—the prompter’s voice at his ear—which had added the words for ever. He hadn’t asked what she meant when she told him she loved him. What lover ever does? Those plush and gilded words rarely seem to need annotation at the time.
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About Julian Barnes
In 2004 he became a Commandeur of L'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. His honours also include the Somerset Maugham Award and the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize. He was awarded the 2021 Jerusalem Prize.