A man of genius makes no mistakes. His errors are volitional and are the portals of discovery.Ulysses, p. 221, 1922
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James Joyce (1882–1941) was an Irish novelist and poet known for his pioneering modernist works, such as "Ulysses" and "Finnegans Wake." His innovative use of stream of consciousness and complex narrative structures earned him a place as one of the most influential literary figures of the 20th century.
1882–1941·lived 58 years
A man of genius makes no mistakes. His errors are volitional and are the portals of discovery.Ulysses, p. 221, 1922
Think you're escaping and run into yourself. Longest way round is the shortest way home.
Better pass boldly into that other world, in the full glory of some passion, than fade and wither dismally with age.
Mistakes are the portals of discovery.A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, 1916
Whatever else is unsure in this stinking dunghill of a world a mother's love is not.A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, p. 219, 1916
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