“If they give me the bloody prize, why can't they say nice things about me?” IfsGivingNiceGive MePrizeBloodyNice Things Author:John Banville
“I dont know if there is a personal identity. We all imagine that we are absolute individuals. But when we begin to look for where this individuality resides, its very difficult to find.” IfsKnowsLooksIndividualDifficultImagineIdentityAbsolutesIndividualityImagine ThatPersonal Identity Author:John Banville
“If I was asked to say what was the greatest invention of human beings, I would say the sentence.” IfsHumansHuman BeingsSentencesInvention Author:John Banville
“The effect of prizes on one's career - if that is what to call it - is considerable, since they give one more clout with publishers and more notoriety among journalists. The effect on one's writing, however, is nil - otherwise, one would be in deep trouble.” IfsGivingWritingWould BeCareersTroubleEffectsJournalistPrizePublishersNotorietyClout Author:John Banville
“A man is not much if he can't depend on himself, and nothing if others can't depend on him.” IfsMenDependsIntegrity Author:John Banville
“I had never liked, even feared a little, this wild reach of marsh and mud flats where everything seemed turned away from the land, looking off desperately toward the horizon as if in mute search for a sign of rescue.” IfsLittlesLandFlatsHorizonRescueMudMuteMarshes Book:The Sea Source: The Sea
