John Banville

"The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there."

"Memory is a form of forgetting."

"We are all wanderers on this earth."

"Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth."

"Love is the only reality and it is not a sentiment."

"The writer's task is to describe reality as accurately as possible."

"Time is the substance from which I am made."

"In the end, we are all alone."

"The self is an illusion."

"Beauty lies in the eye of the beholder."

"Creativity is intelligence having fun."

"Death is not the opposite of life, but of birth."

"The present moment is all we ever have."

"Truth is stranger than fiction."

"Freedom is the ability to think for oneself."

"Wisdom comes from experience."

"Happiness is found in the simple things."

"Success is not about money."

"Friendship is a form of love."

"Family is everything."

"Hope springs eternal."

"Courage is fear overcome."

"Change is inevitable."

"Education is the key to freedom."

"Knowledge is power."

"Peace comes from within."

"Nature heals all wounds."

"Music is the language of the soul."

"Faith is believing without seeing."

"Leadership is about serving others."