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Me Quotes by John Banville
- I don't make a distinction between men and women. To me they are just people.
- The telephone ringing gave me a dreadful start. I have never got used to this machine, the way it crouches so malevolently, ready to start…
- Yes, this is what I thought adulthood would be, a kind of long indian summer, a state of tranquility, of calm incuriousness, with nothing left…
- Dogs are dim creatures, do not speak to me of their good sense--have you ever heard of a team of tomcats hauling a sled across…
- The world is not real for me until it has been pushed through the mesh of language.
- Writing keeps me at my desk, constantly trying to write a perfect sentence. It is a great privilege to make one’s living from writing sentences.…
- The past beats inside me like a second heart.
- I read Nietzsche when I was a teenager and then I went back to reading him when I was in my thirties, and his voice…
- All novels must be autobiographical because I am the only material that I know. All of the characters are me. But at the same time,…
- When fans of mine meet me, I can see the disappointment in their eyes. Every artist knows of this phenomenon.
- When young writers approach me for advice, I remind them, as gently as I can, that they are on their own, with no help available…
- I live in Dublin, God knows why. There are greatly more congenial places I could have settled in - Italy, France, Manhattan - but I…
More Me Quotes
- To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would be enough… — Hannah Arendt
- I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore… — Pietro Aretino
- Flattery and deceit are the darlings of great men, and so with these men spread the butter on thick, if you want… — Pietro Aretino
- Having been a child actor, I remember how directors would trick me to get good performances out of me. I don't think… — Asia Argento
- Boxing gave me the opportunities to grow into the person that I am today. — Alexis Arguello
- I try to push ideas away, and the ones that will not leave me alone are the ones that ultimately end up… — J. J. Abrams
- I'm literally open to any medium that will have me. — J. J. Abrams
- From heresy, frenzy and jealousy, good Lord deliver me. — Ludovico Ariosto
- Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever. — Aristophanes
- My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake. — Aristotle
- Plato is dear to me, but dearer still is truth. — Aristotle
- A real man loves his wife, and places his family as the most important thing in life. Nothing has brought me more… — Frank Abagnale