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Quotes from How I Write: John Banville on ‘Ancient Light,’ Nabokov, and Dublin — John Banville

born 1945 Ireland

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Every artist has a Dorian Gray slaving away in the attic.

How I Write: John Banville on ‘Ancient Light,’ Nabokov, and Dublin (2012)

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.

How I Write: John Banville on ‘Ancient Light,’ Nabokov, and Dublin (2012)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: John Banville (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.