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James Joyce quotes about thinking

Irish Novelist February 2, 1882 – January 13, 1941

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I done me best when I was let. Thinking always if I go all goes. A hundred cares, a tithe of troubles and is there one who understands me? One in a thousand of years of the nights? All me life I have been lived among them but now they are becoming lothed to me. And I am lothing their little warm tricks. And lothing their mean cosy turns. And all the greedy gushes out through their small souls. And all the lazy leaks down over their brash bodies. How small it's all! And me letting on... James Joyce
She said he just looked as if he was asleep, he looked that peaceful and resigned. No one would think he'd make such a beautiful corpse. James Joyce
James Joyce quote: "No one would think he'd make such a beautiful corpse."
No one would think he'd make such a beautiful corpse. James Joyce
Numbers it is. All music when you come to think. Two multiplied by two divided by half is twice one. Vibrations: chords those are. One plus two plus six is seven. Do anything you like with figures juggling. Always find out this equal to that, symmetry under a cemetery wall. He doesn't see my mourning. Callous: all for his own gut. Musemathematics. And you think you're listening to the etherial. But suppose you said it like: Martha, seven times nine minus x is thirtyfive thousand. Fall quite... James Joyce
I think a child should be allowed to take his father's or mother's name at will on coming of age. Paternity is a legal fiction. James Joyce
James Joyce quote: "Think you're escaping and run into yourself. Longest way round..."
Think you're escaping and run into yourself. Longest way round is the shortest way home. James Joyce
If anyone thinks that I amn't divineHe'll get no free drinks when I'm making the wineBut have to drink water and wish it were plainThat I make when the wine becomes water again. James Joyce
James Joyce quote: "I think I would know Nora's fart anywhere. I think I could..."
I think I would know Nora's fart anywhere. I think I could pick hers out in a roomful of farting women. James Joyce
Jews are accused of ruining. Not a vestige of truth in it. (...) The priest spells poverty (...) It's in the dogma. Because if they didn't believe they'd go straight to heaven when they die they'd try to live better, at least so I think. (...) I want to see everyone, all creeds and classes having a comfortable tidysized income. I call that patriotism." (526) James Joyce
James Joyce quote: "Every jackass going the roads thinks he has ideas."
Every jackass going the roads thinks he has ideas. James Joyce
James Joyce quote: "It was very big to think about everything and everywhere. Only..."
It was very big to think about everything and everywhere. Only Godcould do that. James Joyce

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