I fear those big words which make us so unhappy.

Quote by James Joyce

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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...

Love between man and man is impossible because there must not be sexual intercourse and...

Love between man and man is impossible because there must not be sexual intercourse and...

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.

I want to work with the top people, because only they have the courage and...

I want to work with the top people, because only they have the courage and...

He found in the world without as actual what was in his world within as...

He found in the world without as actual what was in his world within as...

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.

Sometimes he caught himself listening to the sound of his own voice. He thought that...

Sometimes he caught himself listening to the sound of his own voice. He thought that...

'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

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...

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

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

A man's errors are his portals of discovery.

A man's errors are his portals of discovery.

Resignation is the timid sign of courage

Resignation is the timid sign of courage

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.

When I die Dublin will be written in my heart.

When I die Dublin will be written in my heart.

A man's errors are his portals of discovery.

A man's errors are his portals of discovery.

The men that is now is only all palaver and what they can get out...

The men that is now is only all palaver and what they can get out...

I think a child should be allowed to take his father's or mother's name at...

I think a child should be allowed to take his father's or mother's name at...

Ireland is the old sow that eats her farrow.

Ireland is the old sow that eats her farrow.

Whatever else is unsure in this stinking dunghill of a world a mother's love is...

Whatever else is unsure in this stinking dunghill of a world a mother's love is...

A nation is the same people living in the same place.

A nation is the same people living in the same place.