Who said "Beauty is often found in decay and ruin."?

This quote is attributed to John Banville.

Beauty is often found in decay and ruin. - John Banville

"Beauty is often found in decay and ruin."

John Banville Beauty

Novelist Irish Born 1945 (age 81)

"The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there."

"Memory is a form of forgetting."

"We are all wanderers on this earth."

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

"Beauty comes in many forms."

"Beauty comes from within."

"True beauty lies in authenticity."

"Beauty exists in the most unexpected places."