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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.

by James Joyce Found in: Lonliness Quotes,
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I am tomorrow, or some future day, what I establish today. I am today what I established yesterday or some read more

I am tomorrow, or some future day, what I establish today. I am today what I established yesterday or some previous day.

by James Joyce Found in: Belief Quotes,
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A man of genius makes no mistakes; his errors are volitional and are the portals of discovery.

A man of genius makes no mistakes; his errors are volitional and are the portals of discovery.

by James Joyce Found in: Mistakes Quotes,
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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.

by James Joyce Found in: Human Quotes,
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Christopher Columbus, as everyone knows, is honored by posterity because he was the last to discover America.

Christopher Columbus, as everyone knows, is honored by posterity because he was the last to discover America.

by James Joyce Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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