Quotes by Pat Barker

Pat Barker

Pat Barker

British writer

Lived from: 1943 -

Category: History and sociology | Writers (Contemporary) Country: FlagUnited Kingdom

Born: 8 may 1943

  • Half the world's work is done by hopeless neurotics.

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  • It's the hardest thing in the world to go on being aware of someone else's pain.
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  • Culturally, the First World War is the war that stands in for other wars.
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  • Half the world's work is done by hopeless neurotics.
    Weg der geesten (1996) 60
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  • Looking straight at the world is part of your duty as a writer.
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  • Murder is only killing in the wrong place.
    Weg der geesten (1996) 30
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  • The past is a palimpsest. Early memories are always obscured by accumulations of later knowledge.
    The Regeneration Trilogy (1996)
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  • You know you're walking around with a mask on, and you desperately want to take it off and you can't because everybody else thinks it's your face.
    Niemandsland (1993) 226
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What are the most famous quotes from Pat Barker?

The two most famous quotes from Pat Barker are:

  • "It's the hardest thing in the world to go on being aware of someone else's pain."
  • "Culturally, the First World War is the war that stands in for other wars."

When did Pat Barker live?

Pat Barker was born in 1943.