John Banville Quotes

Office life is very, very strange. It's like no other way of living. You have an intimacy with people who you work with in the office, yet if you meet them on the streets, you both look the other way because you're embarrassed.

John Banville

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: irish
  • Birth: December 8, 1945

Topics

LifeWorkPeopleYouLookLiving

I went to Mexico for three months after college and studied Spanish there. And I went to Cuba and studied at the University of Havana. I loved studying in other countries.

Andrea Navedo

CollegeLovedThreeCubaStudying

Someday, I'll make a movie with a British accent.

Andie MacDowell

BritishSomedayMakeAccentMovie

Unfortunately, I don't have much free time.

Andy Lau

TimeFreeFree TimeMuch

As long as you can laugh, you are not old.

Sofia Vassilieva

LaughLongYouOld

Occasionally, Americans in large numbers are moved by a vanquished athlete's grief. Larry Bird with a towel over his head in 1979 comes immediately to mind. But more often, sports fans do the opposite - they delight in the desolation of a defeated archrival.

Steve Rushin

SportsBirdGriefMindNumbersMore

I actually get more conservative when I'm in Vegas.

Roseanne Barr

VegasConservativeMoreGetActually

I used to be a freelance journalist, so I had to write fast, but I always found writing nonfiction constraining. I like the freedom of fiction, where I get to invent everything, and tidy, conclusive endings are within my control.

Michelle Gagnon

FreedomWritingControlFastWrite

You know, the more you can meet people from different walks of life, the better it is for you. I think the more you can create situations and experiences that give you new perspective, the better.

Michelle Pfeiffer

LifePerspectivePeopleThinkBetter

In the life of a singer, it's not all triumphs and happy memories; there are days you have to go out there when it's the last thing you feel like doing.

Mireille Mathieu

LifeMemoriesHappyFeelDoingYou

I have a chip on my shoulder I pet every morning, a constant feeling like I have something to prove. Hearing that the canon can't be diversified, there's no room for more brown faces - that fueled my fire.

Jason Reynolds

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The lines have definitely blurred between country and pop music.

Jay DeMarcus

MusicCountryBlurredLinesPop

Anything you can suck at should make you nervous.

Chris Rock

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