The artist, like the God of the creation, remains within or behind or beyond or above his handiwork, invisible, refined out of existence, indifferent, paring his fingernails.James Joyce: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Genius and Talent
A man of genius makes no mistakes. His errors are volitional and are the portals of discovery.James Joyce: Ulysses
History
History, Stephen said, is a nightmare from which I am trying to awake.James Joyce: Ulysses
Sex
. . . and his heart was going like mad and yes I said yes I will Yes.James Joyce: Ulysses
