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

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.

My mouth is full of decayed teeth and my soul of decayed ambitions.

My mouth is full of decayed teeth and my soul of decayed ambitions.

Ireland sober is Ireland stiff.

Ireland sober is Ireland stiff.

Christopher Columbus, as everyone knows, is honored by posterity because he was the last to...

Christopher Columbus, as everyone knows, is honored by posterity because he was the last to...

There is no heresy or no philosophy which is so abhorrent to the church as...

There is no heresy or no philosophy which is so abhorrent to the church as...

Nations have their ego, just like individuals.

Nations have their ego, just like individuals.

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

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

Poetry, even when apparently most fantastic, is always a revolt against artifice, a revolt, in...

Poetry, even when apparently most fantastic, is always a revolt against artifice, a revolt, in...

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...

Mistakes are the portals of discovery.

Mistakes are the portals of discovery.

The artist, like the God of the creation, remains within or behind or beyond or...

The artist, like the God of the creation, remains within or behind or beyond or...

Well and what's cheese? Corpse of milk.

Well and what's cheese? Corpse of milk.

You forget that the kingdom of heaven suffers violence: and the kingdom of heaven is...

You forget that the kingdom of heaven suffers violence: and the kingdom of heaven is...

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...

Resignation is the timid sign of courage

Resignation is the timid sign of courage

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...

Ireland is the old sow that eats her farrow.

Ireland is the old sow that eats her farrow.

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...

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.

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

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