Quotes by John Banville

John Banville

John Banville

Irish writer

Lived from: 1945 -

Category: Writers (Contemporary) Country: FlagIreland

Born: 8 december 1945

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  • A man is not much if he can't depend on himself, and nothing if others can't depend on him.
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  • A plot begins when somebody has something to hide.
    A Death In Summer
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  • All a work of art can do is present the surface. I can't know the insides of people. I know very little about the inside of myself.
    ― John Banville
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  • Doing what you do well is death. Your duty is to keep trying to do things that you don't do well, in the hope of learning.
    ― John Banville
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  • Perhaps all of life is no more than a long preparation for the leaving of it.
    De zee (2008) 98
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  • The sentence is the greatest human invention of civilization.
    ― John Banville
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  • We think we're living in the present, but we're really living in the past.
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What are the most famous quotes from John Banville?

The two most famous quotes from John Banville are:

  • "A man is not much if he can't depend on himself, and nothing if others can't depend on him."
  • "A plot begins when somebody has something to hide."

When did John Banville live?

John Banville was born in 1945.