Who said "Death gives meaning to life; without it, nothing matters."?

This quote is attributed to John Banville.

Death gives meaning to life; without it, nothing matters. - John Banville

"Death gives meaning to life; without it, nothing matters."

John Banville Death

Novelist Irish Born 1945 (age 81)

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"Memory is a form of forgetting."

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

"Death doesn't scare me anymore."

"Death and I are old friends."

"Welcome to my world."

"Death is just the beginning."