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a7a6b77 If they give me the bloody prize, why can't they say nice things about me? John Banville
7a921a1 The white May blossom swooned slowly into the open mouth of the grave. John Banville
3f706a6 I suspect that significant first encounters only take on their aura of significance in retrospect. John Banville
0e38973 Man is only lovable in the multitude, and at a good distance. John Banville
ae4233a Let's not despise story-telling. Like all novelists, I have this low desire to tell people stories. John Banville
2de74cf Ambiguity is the essence of Irish writing, I think. John Banville
920f656 We writers are shy, nocturnal creatures. Push us into the light and the light blinds us. John Banville
14e2c6f Summoned, one shuffles guiltily into the department of trivia. John Banville
c29668b Oh, I'm terribly ignorant of Czech literature. It's disgraceful really. John Banville
2ba3f65 I'm doing my best to not be too rude about it, but oh my God that Czech food... John Banville
efccd14 There is something slightly sinister about Prague, just as there is about Lyon and Turin. John Banville
fbc3fbb The world is a dark place, and I find it endlessly funny. John Banville
5208aaf I'm a little older now and I think I've lightened up a bit as I'm getting older. John Banville
bed074a And coxcombs vanquish Berkeley by a grin. John Brown (essayist)
94d2419 I like to hide in Ireland, but I like to think of myself as an internal exile. John Banville
33ad881 One must try to keep a sensible perspective and not take oneself too seriously. John Banville
9892c0e Every artist has a Dorian Gray slaving away in the attic. John Banville
845c169 I like to dress conservatively because then the outrageous things you say are even more outrageous. John Banville
b9d70c9 Luff is off sa mekill mycht,That it all paynys makis lych. John Barbour
0d8acf9 Thai eyt it with full gud willBot appetyt. John Barbour
795331e Na thar may na man fyr sa covyrThan low or rek sall it discovyr. John Barbour
5be6857 The more rules you impose on a creative intelligence, of course, the fewer problems it can solve. John Barnes
263feee He wasn't as dumb as I thought, I realized--just not interested in the same things I was. John Barnes
3b9f0dd Brains don't exactly run in that family--they sort of dribble slowly away. John Barnes
6d8be66 You can't really win an argument against somebody's feeling that something is just plain wrong. John Barnes
3182242 The way you can tell there's democracy going on is that nothing gets done. John Barnes
12d3a2f Justice has a way of not arriving where and when you wish it. John Barnes
2509bde Work does not cause money; getting paid causes money. John Barnes
da1d9c0 It's a game against the clock, but what isn't? John Barnes
ca49c42 It is characteristic of information that it can be stolen an all but unlimited number of times. John Barnes
686a608 Once I'm dead, I can afford to be patient. John Barnes
de8e3ec Once you understand what money can do it gets harder to live without it. John Barnes
030d796 Are you up to faking being sincere underneath faking being fake? John Barnes
c321d44 He wonders if there is some requirement that you have to be an idiot to be a politician. John Barnes
588b195 Finally she resorts to the oldest tactic of all, telling the truth. John Barnes
b68b40d Orson Welles? What are they? John Barrymore
01a7e21 A person is not old until regrets take the place of dreams. John Barrymore
5730b9a Intemperance weaves the winding-sheet of souls. John Bartholomew Gough
82f106e If the Bible is God's word, and we believe it, let us handle it with reverence. John Bartholomew Gough
7ff69ed The cardinal method with faults is to overgrow them and choke them out with virtues. John Bascom
19b4a4e If you can dream it, you can do it. Never give up on your dreams. John Basedow
29f3c58 Don't tell me what I should do until you show me what you can do. John Basedow
ad07565 Believe in yourself and you can accomplish anything. John Basedow
51dac89 I give so much pleasure to so many people. Why can I not get some pleasure for myself? John Belushi