Irresponsibility is part of the pleasure of all art; it is the part the schools cannot recognize.

Quote by James Joyce

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A man's errors are his portals of discovery.

A man's errors are his portals of discovery.

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...

The demand that I make of my reader is that he should devote his whole...

The demand that I make of my reader is that he should devote his whole...

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.

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

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

Shakespeare is the happy hunting ground of all minds that have lost their balance.

Shakespeare is the happy hunting ground of all minds that have lost their balance.

A man's errors are his portals of discovery.

A man's errors are his portals of discovery.

Her companionship was like a warm soil about an exotic.

Her companionship was like a warm soil about an exotic.

Resignation is the timid sign of courage

Resignation is the timid sign of courage

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...

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.

'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

Your battles inspired me - not the obvious material battles but those that were fought...

Your battles inspired me - not the obvious material battles but those that were fought...

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...

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...

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

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

Ireland sober is Ireland stiff.

Ireland sober is Ireland stiff.

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

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

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...