Quotes by John Banville

Explore a curated collection of 12 quotes by John Banville. Discover timeless wisdom, insightful thoughts, and memorable words that have inspired readers around the world. Browse through the gallery below and click on any quote to read more.

In order really to write one has to sink deep into the self and become lost there. — John Banville
Writing keeps me at my desk, constantly trying to write a perfect sentence. It is a great privilege to make one’s living — John Banville
How flat all sounds are at the seaside, flat and yet emphatic, like the sound of gunshots heard at a distance. — John Banville
He had scores to settle with the world, and she, at that moment, was world enough for him. — John Banville
Still the dream persists, suppressed but always there, that somehow by some miraculous effort of the heart what was done — John Banville
What I was afraid of was my own grief, the weight of it, the ineluctable corrosive force of it, and the stark awareness — John Banville
Fictional characters are made of words, not flesh; they do not have free will, they do not exercise volition. They are e — John Banville
When I started writing, I was a great rationalist and believed I was absolutely in control. But the older one gets, the — John Banville
I'm full of self-doubt. I doubt everything I do. Everything I do is a failure. — John Banville
You know, artists don't really have all that much experience of life. We make a huge amount out of the small experience — John Banville
For memory, we use our imagination. We take a few strands of real time and carry them with us, then like an oyster we cr — John Banville
I'm a hopeless 19th-century romantic. — John Banville