Julian Barnes Quote

We have moved into an era when 'character' is a misleading concept. Character has been replaced by ego, and the exercise of authority as a reflection of character has been replaced by the psychopathic retention of power by all possible means and in mockery of all implausibilities.


Porcupine (1992)


We have moved into an era when 'character' is a misleading concept. Character has been replaced by ego, and the exercise of authority as a reflection ...

We have moved into an era when 'character' is a misleading concept. Character has been replaced by ego, and the exercise of authority as a reflection ...

We have moved into an era when 'character' is a misleading concept. Character has been replaced by ego, and the exercise of authority as a reflection ...

We have moved into an era when 'character' is a misleading concept. Character has been replaced by ego, and the exercise of authority as a reflection ...