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John Banville Quotes

You can't write about fantasy without being ridiculous.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

You Ridiculous Fantasy Write Without

I want to see my kids for dinner. I want to put them down at night. I want to see their soccer games after school.

School Dinner Night Soccer Down See

I eat in a strange way, but I enjoy it. Everything became well when I finally understood that I enjoy being hungry. Normally, I only eat in the evening.

Evening Enjoy Strange Way Eat Well

If you look at the economics of Nokia, roughly half of the company, half of the business, half of how we think about the business is focused on those emerging markets and on those lower-priced devices. But, of course, people who are aspirational and buying those lower-priced devices today are looking at smart phones tomorrow, and so forth.

Business Today Smart Tomorrow People

I don't think I could do a reality show, no.

Think Reality Show Could

When I was trying to come up with a stage name, I thought 'Lord' was super rad, but really masculine - ever since I was a little kid, I have been really into royals and aristocracy. So to make Lord more feminine, I just put an 'e' on the end! Some people think it's religious, but it's not.

People Think Thought Name End Kid

The experience of being a young, blonde, naive but well-intentioned young producer was both intimidating and eye-opening.

Experience Blonde Young Naive Being

I still get excited about meeting celebrities, because I don't think I'm a celebrity myself.

Myself Think Meeting Celebrity Get

I wasn't good enough to be a professional soccer player obviously but that was my first goal in life.

Life Good Enough Goal Professional

I used to always be putting my hat on children being photographed and then getting home and discovering I was riddled with lice. That used to happen very, very regularly. I used to get headlice all the time.

Home Children Time Hat Always Used

As mayor of Anchorage, with 43 percent of the state's population, we have worked on a variety of projects from road projects to renewable energy to a variety of things.

Road Energy Renewable Energy Variety

I wish it didn't take soooooo much to get physically to where I need to be.

Wish I Wish Need Take Where Get

For me, 'Bookends' marks the start of my foray into commercial fiction, away from what has always been thought of as more traditional chick lit - single girl in the city trips around in Manolos looking for Mr. Right.

Girl City Me Looking Start Thought

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