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James Joyce, born on February 2, 1882, and died on January 13, 1941, was an Irish novelist and one of the greatest writers of the 20th century. Known for his unique narrative techniques and profound psychological insights, Joyce is celebrated for his contributions to modernist literature. His most famous work is 'Ulysses', which is considered one of the greatest literary works of the 20th century. Other notable works include 'Dubliners' and 'Finnegans Wake'.

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Famous James Joyce Quotes

“And it was the din of all these hollow-sounding voices that made him halt irresolutely in the pursuit of phantoms. He gave them ear only for a time but he was happy only when he was far from them, beyond their call, alone or in the company of phantasmal comrades.”

People Expectations Alone Phantoms Voices

Book:A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Source: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

“The Irish are people who will never have leaders, for at the great moment they always desert them. They have produced one skeleton--Parnell--never a man.”

People Men Moments Leader Desert Skeletons Great Moments Parnell

Author:James Joyce

“(...) The new nine muses, Commerce, Operatic Music, Amor, Publicity, Manufacture, Liberty of Specch, Plural Voting, Gastronomy, Private Hygiene, Seaside Concert Entertainments, Painless Obstetrics and Astronomy for the People.”

People Liberty Entertainment Amor Astronomy Nine Voting Concerts Commerce Muse Publicity Hygiene Painless

Book:Delphi Works of James Joyce (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Works of James Joyce (Illustrated)

“People could put up with being bitten by a wolf but what properly riled them was a bite from a sheep.”

People Bites Sheep

Book:Delphi Complete Works of James Joyce (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of James Joyce (Illustrated)

“I wanted real adventures to happen to myself. But real adventures, I reflected, do not happen to people who remain at home: they must be sought abroad.”

People Real Home Happens Wanted Adventure

Book:DUBLINERS (Modern Classics Series): The Sisters, An Encounter, Araby, Eveline, After the Race, Two Gallants, The Boarding House, A Little Cloud, Counterparts, Clay, A Painful Case, Ivy Day in the Committee Room, Mother, Grace & The Dead

Source: DUBLINERS (Modern Classics Series): The Sisters, An Encounter, Araby, Eveline, After the Race, Two Gallants, The Boarding House, A Little Cloud, Counterparts, Clay, A Painful Case, Ivy Day in the Committee Room, Mother, Grace & The Dead

“What did that mean, to kiss? You put your face up like that to say goodnight and then his mother put her face down. That was to kiss. His mother put her lips on his cheek; her lips were soft and they wetted his cheek; and they made a tiny little noise: kiss. Why did people do that with their two faces?”

People Mean Littles Made Two Faces Mother Kissing Lips Tiny Noise Your Face Cheeks Lips And Kissing Saying Goodnight

Book:A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Thrift Study Edition

Source: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Thrift Study Edition

“A nation is the same people living in the same place.”

People Nations

Book:The Little Review

Source: The Little Review

“Some people believe that we go on living in another body after death, that we lived before. They call it reincarnation. That we all lived before on the earth thousands of years ago or on some other planet. They say we have forgotten it. Some say they remember their past lives.”

People Years Believe Body Earth Past Remember Planets Goes On Years Ago Forgotten Reincarnation After Death Past Life

Book:Ulysses

Source: Ulysses