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.


The Sense of an Ending (ed. Vintage, 2011) - ISBN: 9780307957337

Julian Barnes Quotes

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...

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...

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...

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...