John Banville Quotes

I always think that if you know somebody's name then there's something slightly fraudulent about that person. Otherwise we wouldn't have heard of him or her.

John Banville

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

ThinkNameYouPersonKnowHim

Always, always make good on what you say.

Stephen A. Schwarzman

GoodYouSayAlwaysMake

Unraveling external selves and coming home to our real identity is the true meaning of soul work.

Sue Monk Kidd

WorkHomeSoulIdentityMeaning

You know you're getting older when - well, first off, when you read almost any story that begins 'You know you're getting older when.' But you also know it when you not only never heard of the musical guest on a given 'Saturday Night Live' but never heard of the host, either.

Tom Shales

LiveGetting OlderNightStoryYou

I had a long time admiration for the Jewish people. Especially with their long time of courage, taking so much abuse for so long. I was only seven years old, but I could easily see the ungodly treatment that the white folks were handing the poor Jewish family whom I worked for.

Louis Armstrong

FamilyCourageTimePeopleLongSee

I like movies about people and movies with characters; that's what I'm drawn to as a person who likes to create these characters within the story, but I like it all, really.

Josh Hartnett

PeopleStoryCreatePersonMovies

My husband gets up at around 5.30 A.M., so I'll tuck him in around 9.30 P.M. or 10 P.M., and then I'll go and lie down on the couch with a book and my two dachshunds.

Diana Gabaldon

LieBookHusbandDownGoHim

When I'm traveling on tour, one of my favorite things to do is to throw a baseball cap on and go to a Target. The company has always been good to me. They've got such a great creative team.

Christina Aguilera

GoodGreatCreativeBaseballTeam

The reason I don't tour is that I don't know how to front a band. What would I do? I can't really play anything well enough to deal with that situation.

Brian Eno

EnoughSituationPlayKnowReason

No time is better spent than that spent in the service of your fellow man.

Bryant H. McGill

TimeServiceManBetterNo Time

Shakespeare is all big themes, like the most amazing love, or the most scary war.

Anna Torv

LoveWarAmazingScaryBigLike

A game one of my sisters will play with me in my first year of being alive is called Good Baby, Bad Baby. This consists of being told I am a good baby until I smile and laugh, then being told I am a bad baby until I burst into tears. This training will stand me in good stead all through my life.

Ali Smith

LifeSmileGoodTrainingI AmBaby

I, for one, am, like, the most ordinary person. Like, people look past me all the time because I'm just so blending in.

Syd

TimePastPeopleMeLookPerson

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