Quote by John Banville Download Open image ““We did our best, Anna and I. We forgave each other for all we were not.”” — John Banville ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.1 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare
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I've always been fascinated by physics and cosmology. It gets more and more scary the older you get. — John Banville Copy Share Image
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“The novel is a kind of elephant. But I like to make that elephant dance on a quarter.” — John Banville Copy Share Image
Art is amoral, whether we accept this or not; it does not take sides. The finest fictions are cold at heart. — John Banville Copy Share Image
“At thee seaside all is narrow horizontals, the world reduced to a few long straight lines pressed between earth and sky.” — John Banville Copy Share Image
