“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.” PeopleThinkingFirstsMomentsWantedNightHateNamesHeardAnnoyingArrogantChairmanJuryHate Me Author:John Banville
“It's great people still care about books, and it's great you can still fashion a life from literature.” PeopleStillsBookCareLiteratureFashionGreat People 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
“I don't make a distinction between men and women. To me they are just people.” PeopleMenMen And WomenDistinction Author:John Banville
“All I wanted was to be left alone. They abhor a vacuum, other people. You find a quiet corner where you can hunker down in peace, and the next minute there they are, crowding around you in their party hats, tooting their paper whistles in your face and insisting you get up and join in the knees-up.” PeopleWantedFacesNextLeftPartyMinutesQuietPaperCornersGet UpKneesHatsYour FaceVacuumsLeft AloneInsisting Book:Eclipse Source: Eclipse
