Home / Authors / John Banville

John Banville Quotes

Novelist

John Banville, born on December 8, 1945, is an Irish novelist known for his unique narrative style and profound philosophical insights. His works have won numerous literary awards.

Filter quotes by topic

All Knows Book World Writing Ifs Thinking John Banville People Self The Sea Way Art Certain Childhood Firsts I Can Left Long Moments Past

Famous John Banville Quotes

“Ian McEwan is a very good writer; the first half of Atonement alone would ensure him a lasting place in English letters.”

Firsts Half Letters Very Good Lasting Atonement Good Writers

Author:John Banville

“The first thought that occurred to me, that night when I heard the chairman of the jury announce my name, was, Just think how many people hate me at this moment. Naturally, I wanted to annoy those people even further by being arrogant.”

People Thinking Firsts Moments Wanted Night Hate Names Heard Annoying Arrogant Chairman Jury Hate Me

Author:John Banville

“To take possession of a city of which you are not a native you must first fall in love there.”

Firsts Fall Cities Falling In Love Possession Native

Book:The Untouchable

Source: The Untouchable

“What I was afraid of was my own grief, the weight of it, the ineluctable corrosive force of it, and the stark awareness I had of being, for the first time in my life, entirely alone, a Crusoe shipwrecked and stranded in the limitless wastes of a boundless and indifferent ocean.”

Firsts Force My Own Grief Awareness Waste Ocean First Time Weight Indifferent Limitless Boundless Starks Stranded

Author:John Banville

About the Author

Born: December 8, 1945
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 101

Books & Sources

The SeaRelated source material

Ancient LightRelated source material

The InfinitiesRelated source material

EclipseRelated source material

The UntouchableRelated source material

Long LankinRelated source material

MefistoRelated source material

Possessed of a Past: A John Banville ReaderRelated source material

ShroudRelated source material

SnowRelated source material

Similar Authors

Paul AusterBrowse related quotes
Joyce Carol OatesBrowse related quotes
George SaundersBrowse related quotes
Salman RushdieBrowse related quotes
Jeanette WintersonBrowse related quotes
Junot DiazBrowse related quotes
Don DeLilloBrowse related quotes
Neil GaimanBrowse related quotes
Stephen KingBrowse related quotes
John IrvingBrowse related quotes