FastSaying

I just read the new novel by Jay McInerney, who is a friend of mine. And I did so with great apprehension, because it takes place around the time of those attacks. But I thought he handled it beautifully, since he comes at it from a bit of a side angle.

Julian Barnes

Related Quotes

I don't regard it as a historical novel, I regard it as a novel of now, which just happens to be set when it is set,
— Julian Barnes
HappensHistoricalNovel
When you read a great book, you don't escape from life, you plunge deeper into it.
— Julian Barnes
BookDeeperEscape
Do we tend to recall the most important parts of a novel or those that speak most directly to us, the truest lines or the flashiest ones?
— Julian Barnes
DirectlyImportantLines
I'm cool with Jay-Z. Jay-Z is genuinely my friend.
— Drake
CoolFriendGenuinely
It's a little like the Mafia. A friend of mine is a friend of yours.
— Jared Paul Stern
FriendMafiaMine