The Infinities

The Infinities
by John Banville

"What casuistries they are capable of, even the simplest-minded among them, what fine distinctions and discriminations they devise!  This is what we never cease to marvel at, the mountains they make out of the molehills of their passions, while all the time their real, their savage, selves are crouched in hiding behind those outcrops, scanning the surrounds for danger or opportunity, for predators or prey."

Two days ago I'd never heard of John Banville. After reading this passage I think I'd better pickup a copy.