We thought we were being mature when we were only being safe. We imagi…

Julian Barnes
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We thought we were being mature when we were only being safe. We imagined we were being responsible but were only being cowardly. What we called realism turned out to be a way of avoiding things rather than facing them. ✨ Julian Barnes (2011). The Sense of an Ending, p.93, Random House
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We thought we were being mature when we were only being safe. We imagined we were being responsible but were only being cowardly. What we called realism turned out to be a way of avoiding things rather than facing them. ✨ Julian Barnes (2011). The Sense of an Ending, p.93, Random House

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