A man's errors are his portals of discovery.

Quote by James Joyce

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And then I asked him with my eyes to ask again yes and then he...

And then I asked him with my eyes to ask again yes and then he...

The actions of men are the best interpreters of their thoughts.

The actions of men are the best interpreters of their thoughts.

I've put in so many enigmas and puzzles that it will keep the professors busy...

I've put in so many enigmas and puzzles that it will keep the professors busy...

People Trample Over Flowers, Yet Only To Embrace A Cactus.

People Trample Over Flowers, Yet Only To Embrace A Cactus.

No pen, no ink, no table, no room, no time, no quiet, no inclination.

No pen, no ink, no table, no room, no time, no quiet, no inclination.

Irresponsibility is part of the pleasure of all art; it is the part the schools...

Irresponsibility is part of the pleasure of all art; it is the part the schools...

If Ireland is to become a new Ireland she must first become European.

If Ireland is to become a new Ireland she must first become European.

Men are governed by lines of intellect - women: by curves of emotion.

Men are governed by lines of intellect - women: by curves of emotion.

'History,' Stephen said, 'is a nightmare from which I am trying to awake

'History,' Stephen said, 'is a nightmare from which I am trying to awake

A man of genius makes no mistakes; his errors are volitional and are the portals...

A man of genius makes no mistakes; his errors are volitional and are the portals...

Satan, really, is the romantic youth of Jesus re-appearing for a moment.

Satan, really, is the romantic youth of Jesus re-appearing for a moment.

A corpse is meat gone bad. Well and what's cheese? Corpse of milk.

A corpse is meat gone bad. Well and what's cheese? Corpse of milk.

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

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

Mistakes are the portals of discovery.

Mistakes are the portals of discovery.

Ireland is the old sow that eats her farrow.

Ireland is the old sow that eats her farrow.

A man's errors are his portals of discovery.

A man's errors are his portals of discovery.

I fear those big words which make us so unhappy.

I fear those big words which make us so unhappy.

Ireland sober is Ireland stiff.

Ireland sober is Ireland stiff.

When I die Dublin will be written in my heart.

When I die Dublin will be written in my heart.

My words in her mind: cold polished stones sinking through a quagmire.

My words in her mind: cold polished stones sinking through a quagmire.