The end was contained in the beginning.

There is only one way to make money at writing, and that is to marry a publisher's daughter.

Everyone believes in the atrocities of the enemy and disbelieves in those of his own side, without ever bothering to examine the evidence.

Why should be fruit be held inferior to the flower?

The words democracy, socialism, freedom, patriotic, realistic, justice have each of them several different meanings which cannot be reconciled with one another.

The weariness of the cell is the vigour of the organism.

Joyce is a poet and also an elephantine pedant.