Who said "Courage is not the absence of fear but action despite it."?

This quote is attributed to John Banville.

Courage is not the absence of fear but action despite it. - John Banville

"Courage is not the absence of fear but action despite it."

John Banville Courage

Novelist Irish Born 1945 (age 81)

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