“All things change according to the state we are in. Nothing is fixed.”
― The Art Spirit
― The Art Spirit
“And then I asked him with my eyes to ask again yes and then he asked me would I yes and his heart was going like mad and yes I said yes I will yes.”
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“First we feel. Then we fall.”
― Finnegans Wake
― Finnegans Wake
“But too many people now climb onto the cross merely to be seen from a greater distance, even if they have to trample somewhat on the one who has been there so long.”
― The Fall
― The Fall
“Don't feel sorry for yourself. Only assholes do that.”
― Norwegian Wood
― Norwegian Wood
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A discussion group dedicated to the writings of James Joyce.
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