Julian Patrick Barnes:
(Leicester, 19 January 1946).
British writer. His books have been translated into more than 30 languages; his best-known work is 1984’s Flaubert’s Parrot. Besides his own name, Barnes also uses several pseudonyms such as Dan Kavanagh, Edward Pygge and Basil Seal.
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.
Memories of childhood were the dreams that stayed with you after you woke up.
The companionship of dead writers is a wonderful form of live friendship.
