James Joyce quotes

History... is a nightmare from which I am trying to …History... is a nightmare from which I am trying to awake.

Short Truth History

People trample over flowers, yet only to embrace a …People trample over flowers, yet only to embrace a cactus.

People Short Relationship

Think you're escaping and run into yourself. Longest way round is the shortest way …Think you're escaping and run into yourself. Longest way round is the shortest way home.

Your battles inspired me - not the obvious material battles but those that were fought and won …Your battles inspired me - not the obvious material battles but those that were fought and won behind your forehead.

Mind

He wanted to cry quietly but not for himself: for the words, so beautiful and sad, like …He wanted to cry quietly but not for himself: for the words, so beautiful and sad, like music.

Words

Stately, plump Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead, bearing a bowl of lather on which a mirror …Stately, plump Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead, bearing a bowl of lather on which a mirror and a razor lay crossed.



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