I always think that if you know somebody's name then there's something slightly fraudulent about that person. Otherwise we wouldn't have heard of him or her. John Banville fraudulenthearperson Change image and share on social
I don't see how English as we use it in Europe can be revivified. It's like Latin must have been in about A.D. 300, tired and used up. All one can do is press very hard stylistically to make it glow. John Banville englisheuropeglow Change image and share on social
With crime fiction, you have to write a half-dozen before they catch on. John Banville catchcrimedozen Change image and share on social
We're constantly losing - we're losing time, we're losing ourselves. I don't feel for the things I lost. John Banville constantlyfeellose Change image and share on social
When young writers approach me for advice, I remind them, as gently as I can, that they are on their own, with no help available anywhere. Which is how it should be. John Banville adviceapproachgently Change image and share on social
