Who said "Art is the conversation between the soul and itself."?

This quote is attributed to John Banville.

Art is the conversation between the soul and itself. - John Banville

"Art is the conversation between the soul and itself."

John Banville Art

Novelist Irish Born 1945 (age 81)

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