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I’m pleasantly surprised by James Joyce. I was expecting a very challenging literary experience, and though I’ve been confused at times, it’s been mostly comprehensible. I think Ulysses’ reputation intimidated me from his works

“He was like you, I fancy, said Stephen, an emotional man.”

Stephen is snarky when he wants to be okay! 😂

“She was alone and still, gazing out to sea: and when she felt his presence and the worship of his eyes her eyes turned to him in quiet sufferance of his gaze.”