Quotes by James Joyce

James Joyce

Irish writer

Lived from: 1882 - 1941

Category: Writers (Contemporary) Country: Ireland

Born: 2 february 1882 Died: 13 january 1941

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• While you have a thing it can be taken from you... but when you give it, you have given it. No robber can take it from you. It is yours then for ever when you have given it. It will be yours always. That is to give.

  ― James Joyce
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• Writing in English is the most ingenious torture ever devised for sins committed in previous lives. The English reading public explains the reason why.

  ― James Joyce
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• You forget that the kingdom of heaven suffers violence: and the kingdom of heaven is like a woman.

  ― James Joyce
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Subjects in these quotes:

• ingenious
• committed
• previous
• explains
• violence
• kingdom

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