Your battles inspired me - not the obvious material battles but those that were fought and won behind your forehead.

Quote by James Joyce

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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...

Her companionship was like a warm soil about an exotic.

Her companionship was like a warm soil about an exotic.

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...

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...

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

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

Resignation is the timid sign of courage

Resignation is the timid sign of courage

Love (understood as the desire of good for another) is in fact so unnatural a...

Love (understood as the desire of good for another) is in fact so unnatural a...

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 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...

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.

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.

I fear those big words which make us so unhappy.

I fear those big words which make us so unhappy.

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...

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...

Nations have their ego, just like individuals.

Nations have their ego, just like individuals.

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.

Mistakes are the portals of discovery.

Mistakes are the portals of discovery.

We often discover what will do, by finding out what will not do; and probably...

We often discover what will do, by finding out what will not do; and probably...

We can travel a long way and do many things, but our deepest happiness is...

We can travel a long way and do many things, but our deepest happiness is...

It's hard for corporations to understand that creativity is not just about succeeding. It's about...

It's hard for corporations to understand that creativity is not just about succeeding. It's about...

We all make mistakes, as the hedgehog said as he climbed off the scrubbing brush

We all make mistakes, as the hedgehog said as he climbed off the scrubbing brush