“I don’t know that everybody should read books. I think that a large majority of people get by very well without art of any kind. They find their beauty elsewhere; in their families, in their loved ones, in sport, in nature. They don’t necessarily need art. I think art is a minority sport. For the people to whom it is important, it’s very important indeed. But it’s an obsession, and I have to do it.”
– John Banville