The first thought that occurred to me, that night when I heard the chairman of the jury announce my name, was, Just think how many people hate me at this moment. Naturally, I wanted to annoy those people even further by being arrogant.


About the Man Booker Prize - John Banville, The Art of Fiction No. 200 (2009)

John Banville Quotes

The first thought that occurred to me, that night when I heard the chairman of the jury announce my name, was, Just think how many people hate me at...

The first thought that occurred to me, that night when I heard the chairman of the jury announce my name, was, Just think how many people hate me at...

The first thought that occurred to me, that night when I heard the chairman of the jury announce my name, was, Just think how many people hate me at...

The first thought that occurred to me, that night when I heard the chairman of the jury announce my name, was, Just think how many people hate me at...