Quote of the Day
Authors Categories Blog Quote Maker Videos
 

Julian Barnes, The Noise of Time Quotes: Perhaps this was one of the tragedies life plots for us: it is our destiny to become in old age what in youth we would have most despised.
         

Perhaps this was one of the tragedies life plots for us: it is our destiny to become in old age what in youth we would have most despised.


Julian Barnes, The Noise of Time
Check all other quotes by Julian Barnes, The Noise of Time

Want to display this quote image on your website or blog? Simply copy and paste the below code on your website/blog.

Embed:

Format of this image is jpg. The width and height of image are 1200 and 630, repectively. This image is available for free to download.





Perhaps this was one of the tragedies life plots for us: it is our destiny to become in old age what in youth we would have most despised.
         



Citation

Use the citation below to add this quote to your bibliography:


Styles:

×

MLA Style Citation


"Julian Barnes, The Noise of Time Quotes." Quoteslyfe.com, 2024. Fri. 22 Nov. 2024. <https://www.quoteslyfe.com/quote/Perhaps-this-was-one-of-the-tragedies-184299>.





Check out


Other quotes of Julian Barnes, The Noise of Time


Art is the whisper of history, heard above the noise of time.

Art is the whisper of history, heard above the noise of time.



Art is the whisper of history, heard above the noise of time. Art does not exist for art's sake: it exists for people's sake.

Art is the whisper of history, heard above the noise of time. Art does not exist for art's sake: it exists for people's sake.



Music escapes from words: that is its purpose, and its majesty.

Music escapes from words: that is its purpose, and its majesty.



If you turned your back on irony, it curdled into sarcasm. And what good was it then? Sarcasm was irony which had lost its soul.

If you turned your back on irony, it curdled into sarcasm. And what good was it then? Sarcasm was irony which had lost its soul.



Life always refused simplicity.

Life always refused simplicity.





Other quotes you may like



In Rwanda, one person's God is another person's Satan-Thérèse Nyirabayovu

In Rwanda, one person's God is another person's Satan-Thérèse Nyirabayovu



Without business skills, your passion or hobby will not translate into money in your pocket.

Without business skills, your passion or hobby will not translate into money in your pocket.



Better to be disliked than pitied.

Better to be disliked than pitied.



When values are contrasting, use subtle color. When values are subtle, use contrasting color.

When values are contrasting, use subtle color. When values are subtle, use contrasting color.



A lot of the futuristic space stuff seemed to me to be a very cool form of science-fiction, so that was my first real baptism in the genre.

A lot of the futuristic space stuff seemed to me to be a very cool form of science-fiction, so that was my first real baptism in the genre.



I'm getting more and more isolated as I get on in years. I think people's insanity starts to slowly take over.

I'm getting more and more isolated as I get on in years. I think people's insanity starts to slowly take over.



I hope I'll die on stage at the age at 105, playing Peter Pan.

I hope I'll die on stage at the age at 105, playing Peter Pan.



Look, if you're playing Romeo and your Juliet is a pig, you find something you can love about pigs!

Look, if you're playing Romeo and your Juliet is a pig, you find something you can love about pigs!



Fight thou with shafts of silver, and o'ercome When no force else can get the masterdom

Fight thou with shafts of silver, and o'ercome When no force else can get the masterdom




Quote Description


This page presents the quote "Perhaps this was one of the tragedies life plots for us: it is our destiny to become in old age what in youth we would have most despised.". Author of this quote is Julian Barnes, The Noise of Time. This quote is about youth, age, tragedy, old-age,.