The demand that I make of my reader is that he should devote his whole life to reading my works. — James Joyce
Saying that a great genius is mad, while at the same time recognizing his artistic worth — James Joyce
Irresponsibility is part of the pleasure of all art; it is the part the schools cannot recognize. — James Joyce
Christopher columbus, as everyone knows, is honored by posterity because he was the last to discover america. — James Joyce
There is no heresy or no philosophy which is so abhorrent to the church as a human being. — James Joyce
Think you’re escaping and run into yourself. Longest way round is the shortest way home. — James Joyce
Poetry, even when apparently most fantastic, is always a revolt against artifice, a revolt, in a sense, against actuality. — James Joyce
Better pass boldly into that other world, in the full glory of some passion, than fade and wither dismally with age. — James Joyce
I think a child should be allowed to take his father’s or mother’s name at will on coming of age. Paternity is a legal fiction. — James Joyce