Who said "Hope is a luxury purchased at the cost of realism."?

This quote is attributed to John Banville.

Hope is a luxury purchased at the cost of realism. - John Banville

"Hope is a luxury purchased at the cost of realism."

John Banville Hope

Novelist Irish Born 1945 (age 81)

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