Quotes by Joyce, James

When I heard the word stream uttered with such a revolting primness, w >>

Christopher Columbus, as everyone knows, is honored by posterity becau >>

Love (understood as the desire of good for another) is in fact so unna >>

Quotations about Genius

Genius is sorrow's child. >>

The eye of genius has always a plaintive expression, and its natural l >>

Men give me credit for some genius. All the genius I have is this. Whe >>

Saying that a great genius is mad, while at the same time recognizing his artistic worth, is like saying that he had rheumatism or suffered from diabetes. Madness, in fact, is a medical term that can claim no more notice from the objective critic than he grants the charge of heresy raised by the theologian, or the charge of immorality raised by the police.

Joyce, James