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Quote by James Joyce

“Are you not weary of ardent ways? Tell no more of enchanted days.”

Book:A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

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James Joyce's novel delves into the life and development of Stephen Dedalus, a young man's journey towards self-discovery and artistic expression. more

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James Joyce

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'. more

“With her make-up-free complexion and nondescript brown hair gathered in a scrappy up-do, she looks like someone for whom there are more important things than being thought pretty. She might be an academic, or an assistant in the better sort of a bookshop. But there's something about her—a stillness, a fixity of gaze—that tells another story.”

Mood Lol Me Villanelle Killing Eve Eve Polastri

Book:Codename Villanelle

Source: Codename Villanelle

“Most of the time, most days, I feel nothing. I don’t feel anything. It is so boring. I wake up, and I think, again, really? I have to do this again? And what I really don’t understand is how come everyone else isn’t screaming with boredom, too.”

Villanelle Killing Eve Oksana Astankova Oxana Vorontsova

Author:Oxana Vorontsova

“Tenderness, sympathy, distress, guilt, shock, sadness… Villanelle has never actually experienced any such emotions, but she can simulate them all.”

Villanelle Killing Eve

Book:Codename Villanelle

Source: Codename Villanelle

“Sex, for her, offers only fleeting physical satisfaction. What she finds much more exciting is to look into another person’s eyes and to know, like a cobra swaying in front of its hypnotised prey, that she is in absolute control. But that game gets boring, too. People capitulate so easily.”