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Quote by John Banville

“In order really to write one has to sink deep into the self and become lost there.”

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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. more

“Freedom! That was the thought that sung in her heart so that even though the future was so dim, it was iridescent like the mist over the river where the morning sun fell upon it. Freedom! Not only freedom from a bond that irked, and a companionship which depressed her; freedom, not only from the death which had threatened, but freedom from the love that had degraded her; freedom from all spiritual ties, the freedom of a disembodied spirit, and with freedom, courage , and a valiant unconcern for whatever was to come.”

Heart Spiritual Spirit Morning Sun Rivers Ties Threatened Companionship Mist Valiant Spiritual Freedom Morning Sun Iridescent

Author:W. Somerset Maugham

“The eternal problem of the human being is how to structure his waking hours”

Humans Problem Hours Human Beings Eternal Structure Waking

Book:Games people play: the psychology of human relationships

Source: Games people play: the psychology of human relationships

“I try to do something the audience might not have seen before. Like if I'm gonna kiss a girl I wanna kiss her like a girl has never been kissed. Like maybe I would kick her legs out from under her and catch her right before she hits the ground and then kiss her.”

Ifs Trying Might Girl Audience Kissing Legs Kicks Never Been Kissed

Author:Jim Carrey

“You know someone for a while and then one day a hole opens underneath them, and they fall out of your world.”

Knows World Fall One Day Holes

Book:Voluntary Committal

Source: Voluntary Committal

“They had a silent staring contest, but Percy didn’t back down. When he and Annabeth started dating, his mother had drummed it into his head: It’s good manners to walk your date to the door. If that was true, it had to be good manners to walk her to the start of her epic solo death quest.”

Ifs Mother Walks Doors Dating Silent Be Good Manners Staring Quests Epic Solo Contests Good Manners Annabeth

Author:Rick Riordan

“whenever I read a passage that moves me, I transcribe it in my diary, hoping my fingers might learn what excellence feels like.”

Feels Might Moving Excellence Fingers Passages Diaries

Author:David Sedaris

“And really, how insulting is it that to suggest that the best thing women can do is raise other people to do incredible things? I'm betting some of those women would like to do great things of their own.”

People Can Do Raises Incredibles Great Things Best Things Insulting Betting

Book:Why Have Kids?: A New Mom Explores the Truth about Parenting and Happiness

Source: Why Have Kids?: A New Mom Explores the Truth about Parenting and Happiness

“Aziraphale. The Enemy, of course. But an enemy for six thousand years now, which made him a sort of friend.”

Years Made Courses Enemy Thousand Six Thousand Years

Book:Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch

Source: Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch

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