James Joyce ( 10 of 20 )
Men are governed by lines of intellect - women: by curves of emotion.
Men are governed by lines of intellect - women: by curves of emotion.
I fear those big words which make us so unhappy.
I fear those big words which make us so unhappy.
Better pass boldly into that other world, in the full glory of some passion, than fade and wither dismally with read more
Better pass boldly into that other world, in the full glory of some passion, than fade and wither dismally with age.
There is no heresy or no philosophy which is so abhorrent to the church as a human being.
There is no heresy or no philosophy which is so abhorrent to the church as a human being.
A man's errors are his portals of discovery.
A man's errors are his portals of discovery.
The men that is now is only all palaver and what they can get out of you.
The men that is now is only all palaver and what they can get out of you.
My words in her mind: cold polished stones sinking through a quagmire.
My words in her mind: cold polished stones sinking through a quagmire.
Your battles inspired me - not the obvious material battles but those that were fought and won behind your forehead.
Your battles inspired me - not the obvious material battles but those that were fought and won behind your forehead.
Sometimes he caught himself listening to the sound of his own voice. He thought that in her eyes he would read more
Sometimes he caught himself listening to the sound of his own voice. He thought that in her eyes he would ascent to an angelical stature; and, as he attached the fervent nature of his companion more and more closely to him, he heard the strange impersonal voice which he recognised as his own, insisting on the soul's incurable lonliness. We cannot give ourselves, it said: we are our own.
Mistakes are the portals of discovery.
Mistakes are the portals of discovery.
