All art is to some extent shaped by what has gone before. But that is an organic process, not a conscious intention. Novels are made out of novels as much as they are out of life.


Fully Booked: Q & A with John Banville (2012)

John Banville Quotes

All art is to some extent shaped by what has gone before. But that is an organic process, not a conscious intention. Novels are made out of novels as ...

All art is to some extent shaped by what has gone before. But that is an organic process, not a conscious intention. Novels are made out of novels as ...

All art is to some extent shaped by what has gone before. But that is an organic process, not a conscious intention. Novels are made out of novels as ...

All art is to some extent shaped by what has gone before. But that is an organic process, not a conscious intention. Novels are made out of novels as ...