With crime fiction, you have to write a half-dozen before they catch on. John Banville catchcrimedozen Change image and share on social
Why does the past seem so magical, so fraught, so luminous? At the time it was just, ugh, another boring bloody day. But, to look back on, it's a day full of miracles and light and extraordinary events. Why is this? What process do we apply to the past, to give it this vividness? I don't know. John Banville applybackbloody share on social
Death is such a strange thing. One minute you're here and then just gone. You'd think there would be an anteroom, a place where you could be visited before you go. John Banville anteroomdeathminute 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