“I like ideas. I find them more exciting than human behavior for the mo...” — John Banville Quote

“I like ideas. I find them more exciting than human behavior for the most part.”

“I know some of my memories are made up and they are far more powerful than the things that actually happened. For example, I always remember my brother posting me a copy of 'Dubliners' from Africa, but he says he never did.”

“How I envy writers who can work on aeroplanes or in hotel rooms. On the run I can produce an article or a book review, or even a film script, but for fiction I must have my own desk, my own wall with my own postcards pinned to it, and my own window not to look out of.”

“Strange are the ways of human behavior.”

“I guess I'm just quite observant and I pay attention to a lot of things. Human behavior really fascinates me.”

“In a single moment, we witnessed the worst of human behavior. And in the next, the very best of human behavior. And even more, we witnessed the tremendous spirit of Americans.”