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I suppose many people in Ireland would regard me as being more a European writer than an Irish writer. I don't think this is so.

— John Banville John Banville: claiming Kafka as an Irish writer (2011)

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The world is a dark place, and I find it endlessly funny.

John Banville, The Art of Fiction No. 200 (2009)

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The past beats inside me like a second heart.

The white May blossom swooned slowly into the open mouth of the grave.

If they give me the bloody prize, why can't they say nice things about me?

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