Who said "Patience is not passivity; it is active waiting."?

This quote is attributed to John Banville.

Patience is not passivity; it is active waiting. - John Banville

"Patience is not passivity; it is active waiting."

John Banville Patience

Novelist Irish Born 1945 (age 81)

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