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James Joyce Quotes

A wild angel had appeared to him, the angel of mortal youth and beauty, an envoy from the fair courts of life, to throw open before him in an instant of ecstasy the gates of all the ways of error and glory Picture Quote #1

The movements which work revolutions in the world are born out of the dreams and visions in a peasant’s heart on the hillside Picture Quote #1

Like the tender fires of stars moments of their life together, that no one knew of or would ever know of, broke upon and illuminated his memory Picture Quote #1

This race and this country and this life produced me, he said. I shall express myself as I am Picture Quote #1

What incensed him the most was the blatant jokes of the ones that passed it all off as a jest, pretending to understand everything and in reality not knowing their own minds Picture Quote #1

He could not feel her near him in the darkness nor hear her voice touch his ear. He waited for some minutes listening. He could hear nothing: the night was perfectly silent. He listened again: perfectly silent. He felt that he was alone Picture Quote #1

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The supreme question about a work of art is out of how deep a life does it spring Picture Quote #1

I did not know whether I would ever speak to her or not or, if I spoke to her, how I could tell her of my confused adoration. But my body was like a harp and her words and gestures were like fingers running upon the wires Picture Quote #1

What’s in a name? That is what we ask ourselves in childhood when we write the name that we are told is ours Picture Quote #1

I could call my wandering thoughts together. I had hardly any patience with the serious work of life which, now that it stood between me and my desire, seemed to me child’s play, ugly monotonous child’s play Picture Quote #1

What is better than to sit at the end of the day and drink wine with friends, or substitutes for friends? Picture Quote #1

Drugs age you after mental excitement. Lethargy then. Why? Reaction. A lifetime in a night. Gradually changes your character Picture Quote #1

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The end he had been born to serve yet did not see had led him to escape by an unseen path and now it beckoned to him once more and a new adventure was about to be opened to him Picture Quote #1

Read your own obituary notice; they say you live longer. Gives you second wind. New lease of life Picture Quote #1

His heart danced upon her movements like a cork upon a tide. He heard what her eyes said to him from beneath their cowl and knew that in some dim past, whether in life or revery, he had heard their tale before Picture Quote #1

His eyes were dimmed with tears and, looking humbly up to heaven, he wept for the innocence he had lost Picture Quote #1

To discover the mode of life or of art whereby my spirit could express itself in unfettered freedom Picture Quote #1

I desire to press in my arms the loveliness which has not yet come into the world Picture Quote #1

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I care not if I live but a day and a night, so long as my deeds live after me Picture Quote #1

She would follow, her dream of love, the dictates of her heart that told her he was her all in all, the only man in all the world for her for love was the master guide. Come what might she would be wild, untrammelled, free Picture Quote #1

The object of the artist is the creation of the beautiful. What the beautiful is is another question Picture Quote #1

By his monstrous way of life he seemed to have put himself beyond the limits of reality. Nothing moved him or spoke to him from the real world unless he heard it in an echo of the infuriated cries within him Picture Quote #1

People could put up with being bitten by a wolf but what properly riled them was a bite from a sheep Picture Quote #1

I am, a stride at a time. A very short space of time through very short time of space Picture Quote #1

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I wanted real adventures to happen to myself. But real adventures, I reflected, do not happen to people who remain at home: they must be sought abroad Picture Quote #1

I hear the ruin of all space, shattered glass and toppled masonry, and time one livid final flame Picture Quote #1

Ineluctable modality of the visible; at least that if no more, thought through my eyes. Signatures of all things I am here to read Picture Quote #1

When the soul of a man is born in this country there are nets flown at it to hold it back from flight Picture Quote #1

Very gratefully, with grateful appreciation, with sincere appreciative gratitude, in appreciatively grateful sincerity of regret, he declined Picture Quote #1

There is an atmosphere of spiritual effort here. No other city is quite like it. I wake early, often at 5 o’clock, and start writing at once Picture Quote #1

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A wild angel had appeared to him, the angel of mortal youth and beauty, an envoy from the fair courts of life, to throw open before him in an instant of ecstasy the gates of all the ways of error and glory (James Joyce Quotes) The movements which work revolutions in the world are born out of the dreams and visions in a peasant’s heart on the hillside (James Joyce Quotes) Like the tender fires of stars moments of their life together, that no one knew of or would ever know of, broke upon and illuminated his memory (James Joyce Quotes) This race and this country and this life produced me, he said. I shall express myself as I am (James Joyce Quotes) What incensed him the most was the blatant jokes of the ones that passed it all off as a jest, pretending to understand everything and in reality not knowing their own minds (James Joyce Quotes) He could not feel her near him in the darkness nor hear her voice touch his ear. He waited for some minutes listening. He could hear nothing: the night was perfectly silent. He listened again: perfectly silent. He felt that he was alone (James Joyce Quotes) The supreme question about a work of art is out of how deep a life does it spring (James Joyce Quotes) I did not know whether I would ever speak to her or not or, if I spoke to her, how I could tell her of my confused adoration. But my body was like a harp and her words and gestures were like fingers running upon the wires (James Joyce Quotes) What’s in a name? That is what we ask ourselves in childhood when we write the name that we are told is ours (James Joyce Quotes) I could call my wandering thoughts together. I had hardly any patience with the serious work of life which, now that it stood between me and my desire, seemed to me child’s play, ugly monotonous child’s play (James Joyce Quotes) What is better than to sit at the end of the day and drink wine with friends, or substitutes for friends? (James Joyce Quotes) Drugs age you after mental excitement. Lethargy then. Why? Reaction. A lifetime in a night. Gradually changes your character (James Joyce Quotes) The end he had been born to serve yet did not see had led him to escape by an unseen path and now it beckoned to him once more and a new adventure was about to be opened to him (James Joyce Quotes) Read your own obituary notice; they say you live longer. Gives you second wind. New lease of life (James Joyce Quotes) His heart danced upon her movements like a cork upon a tide. He heard what her eyes said to him from beneath their cowl and knew that in some dim past, whether in life or revery, he had heard their tale before (James Joyce Quotes) His eyes were dimmed with tears and, looking humbly up to heaven, he wept for the innocence he had lost (James Joyce Quotes) To discover the mode of life or of art whereby my spirit could express itself in unfettered freedom (James Joyce Quotes) I desire to press in my arms the loveliness which has not yet come into the world (James Joyce Quotes) I care not if I live but a day and a night, so long as my deeds live after me (James Joyce Quotes) She would follow, her dream of love, the dictates of her heart that told her he was her all in all, the only man in all the world for her for love was the master guide. Come what might she would be wild, untrammelled, free (James Joyce Quotes) The object of the artist is the creation of the beautiful. What the beautiful is is another question (James Joyce Quotes) By his monstrous way of life he seemed to have put himself beyond the limits of reality. Nothing moved him or spoke to him from the real world unless he heard it in an echo of the infuriated cries within him (James Joyce Quotes) People could put up with being bitten by a wolf but what properly riled them was a bite from a sheep (James Joyce Quotes) I am, a stride at a time. A very short space of time through very short time of space (James Joyce Quotes) I wanted real adventures to happen to myself. But real adventures, I reflected, do not happen to people who remain at home: they must be sought abroad (James Joyce Quotes) I hear the ruin of all space, shattered glass and toppled masonry, and time one livid final flame (James Joyce Quotes) Ineluctable modality of the visible; at least that if no more, thought through my eyes. Signatures of all things I am here to read (James Joyce Quotes) When the soul of a man is born in this country there are nets flown at it to hold it back from flight (James Joyce Quotes) Very gratefully, with grateful appreciation, with sincere appreciative gratitude, in appreciatively grateful sincerity of regret, he declined (James Joyce Quotes) There is an atmosphere of spiritual effort here. No other city is quite like it. I wake early, often at 5 o’clock, and start writing at once (James Joyce Quotes)

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