It is right that he too should have his little chronicle, his memories, his reason, and be able to recognize the good in the bad, the bad in the worst, and so grow gently old down all the unchanging days,…

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James Joyce was a synthesizer, trying to bring in as much as he could. I...

James Joyce was a synthesizer, trying to bring in as much as he could. I...

Personally I have no bone to pick with graveyards.

Personally I have no bone to pick with graveyards.

Just under the surface I shall be, all together at first, then separate and drift,...

Just under the surface I shall be, all together at first, then separate and drift,...

Do we mean love, when we say love?

Do we mean love, when we say love?

I shall state silences more competently than ever a better man spangled the butterflies of...

I shall state silences more competently than ever a better man spangled the butterflies of...

What do I know of man's destiny? I could tell you more about radishes.

What do I know of man's destiny? I could tell you more about radishes.

Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.

Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.

Dublin university contains the cream of Ireland: Rich and thick.

Dublin university contains the cream of Ireland: Rich and thick.

You're on earth. There's no cure for that.

You're on earth. There's no cure for that.

They give birth astride of a grave, the light gleams an instant, then it's night...

They give birth astride of a grave, the light gleams an instant, then it's night...

Where I am, I don't know, I'll never know, in the silence you don't know,...

Where I am, I don't know, I'll never know, in the silence you don't know,...

Every word is like an unnecessary stain on silence and nothingness.

Every word is like an unnecessary stain on silence and nothingness.

We are all born mad. Some remain so.

We are all born mad. Some remain so.

If I had the use of my body, I would throw it out the window.

If I had the use of my body, I would throw it out the window.

Dance first. Think later. It's the natural order.

Dance first. Think later. It's the natural order.

I missed you...and at the same time I was happy. Isn't that a queer thing?

I missed you...and at the same time I was happy. Isn't that a queer thing?

Habit is a great deadener.

Habit is a great deadener.

The tears of the world are a constant quality. For each one who begins to...

The tears of the world are a constant quality. For each one who begins to...

Comedy is very controlling - you are making people laugh. It is there in the...

Comedy is very controlling - you are making people laugh. It is there in the...

He who laughs last laughs longest

He who laughs last laughs longest

Cryin' won't help you, prayin' won't do you no good No, Cryin' won't help you,...

Cryin' won't help you, prayin' won't do you no good No, Cryin' won't help you,...