“Poetry is that magic which consists in awakening sensations with the help of a combination of sounds ... that sorcery by which ideas are necessarily communicated to us, in a definite way, by words which nevertheless do not express them.” WayArtIdeasHelpingPoetrySoundMagicAwakeningCombinationPoetry IsSensationsNeverthelessDefiniteSorcery Author:John Banville
“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.” PeopleKnowsLittlesArtI CanCan DoSurfaceWorks Of Art Author:John Banville
“All art at a certain level is entertainment. We go to a tragedy by Sophocles to be entertained.” ArtCertainLevelsTragedyEntertainment Author:John Banville
“Art is amoral, whether we accept this or not; it does not take sides. The finest fictions are cold at heart.” HeartDoeArtSidesFictionAcceptingColdArt IsFinest Author:John Banville
