John Banville Quotes

Most crime fiction, no matter how 'hard-boiled' or bloodily forensic, is essentially sentimental, for most crime writers are disappointed romantics.

John Banville

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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My first two books, I was very close to my main character, stuck inside their head. And then with 'Arrogance,' I broke into many different voices. I introduce many different characters, and that helped me to develop a confidence to move between different characters, between different voices.

Joanna Scott

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I had a whole bunch of very successful movies. I have worked with some incredible people - incredible.

Andie MacDowell

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No attribute of God is more dreadful to sinners than His holiness.

Matthew Henry

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When things go right it's hard to figure out why, but when things go wrong it's really easy.

Steven Soderbergh

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London's so busy, London's manic half the time.

Tom Hopper

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An old thing becomes new if you detach it from what usually surrounds it.

Robert Bresson

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I don't think we can do anything about controlling what our climate is.

Ron Johnson

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Right now, America's middle class is struggling to meet their basic needs.

Ruben Hinojosa

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Intention involves such a small fragment of our consciousness and of our mind and of our life.

Jasper Johns

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Innovation at Apple has always been a team game. It has always been a case where you have a number of small groups working together.

Jonathan Ive

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DACA, to me personally, and the DREAM Act are very personal and mean an awful lot.

Dick Durbin

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My mother was a huge Steelers fan, so they were my team growing up.

Deron Williams

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