Quotes by James Joyce, page 2

James Joyce - irish Novelist

Was born on 02 feb 1882.
Died on 13 jan 1941, at 58 years old.

Origin country: Ireland

Poetry, even when apparently most fantastic, is always a revolt against artifice, a revolt, in a sense, against actuality.

Quote by James Joyce about poetry, common sense, sense

Satan, really, is the romantic youth of Jesus re-appearing for a moment.

Quote by James Joyce about devil, youth, moment

Shakespeare is the happy hunting ground of all minds that have lost their balance.

Quote by James Joyce about happiness

The actions of men are the best interpreters of their thoughts.

Quote by James Joyce about man

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.

Quote by James Joyce about creation, existence, artists, god

The demand that I make of my reader is that he should devote his whole Life to reading my works.

Quote by James Joyce about life

The men that is now is only all palaver and what they can get out of you.

Quote by James Joyce about man

There is no heresy or no philosophy which is so abhorrent to the church as a human being.

Quote by James Joyce about philosophy, human imperfections, being

Think you're escaping and run into yourself. Longest way round is the shortest way home.

Quote by James Joyce about home

Well and what's cheese? Corpse of milk.

Whatever else is unsure in this stinking dunghill of a world a mother's love is not.

Quote by James Joyce about mother, world, love

When I die Dublin will be written in my heart.

Quote by James Joyce about heart, death

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

Quote by James Joyce about violence, woman

Your battles inspired me - not the obvious material battles but those that were fought and won behind your forehead.