Life seemed even more of a guessing game than usual. ✨ Julian Barnes (…

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Life seemed even more of a guessing game than usual. ✨ Julian Barnes (2011). The Sense of an Ending, p.38, Random House
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A pier is a disappointed bridge; yet stare at it for long enough and you can dream it to the other side of the Channel. ✨ Julian Barnes (1984). Flaubert's parrot, Vintage
There's nothing wrong with being a genius who can fascinate the young. Rather, there's something wrong with the young who can't be fascinated by a genius.

Life seemed even more of a guessing game than usual. ✨ Julian Barnes (2011). The Sense of an Ending, p.38, Random House

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