Ulysses ... is a dogged attempt to cover the universe with mud, an inverted Victorianism, an attempt to make crossness and dirt succeed where sweetness and light failed, a simplification of the human character in the interests of Hell.

I cannot help thinking that there is something to admire in everyone, even if you do not approve of them.

All men are equal — all men, that is to say, who possess umbrellas.

If Miss Honeychurch ever takes to live as she plays, it will be very exciting--both for us and for her.

A novelist can shift view-point if it comes off. ... Indeed, this power to expand and contract perception (of which the shifting view-point is a symptom), this right to intermittent knowledge - I find one of the great advantages of the novel-form ... this intermittence lends in the long run variety and colour to the experiences we receive.

It is easy to sympathize at a distance,' said an old gentleman with a beard. 'I value more the kind word that is spoken close to my ear.

The crime of suicide lies rather in its disregard for the feelings of those whom we leave behind.