Who said "Real change requires abandoning who we thought we were."?

This quote is attributed to John Banville.

Real change requires abandoning who we thought we were. - John Banville

"Real change requires abandoning who we thought we were."

John Banville Change

Novelist Irish Born 1945 (age 81)

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