I feel sorry for novelists when they have.... : Quote by Julian Barnes

“ I feel sorry for novelists when they have to mention women's eyes: there's so little choice, and whatever colouring is decided upon inevitably carries banal implications. Her eyes are blue: innocence and honesty. Her eyes are black: passion and depth. Her eyes are green: wildness and jealousy. Her eyes are violet: the novel is by Raymond Chandler. ”

Julian Barnes
  • From : Flaubert's Parrot
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