Writing in English is the most ingenious torture ever devise... - James Joyce

"Shut your eyes and see."

"The artist, like the God of creation, remains within or behind or beyond or above his handiwork, invisible, refined out of existence, indifferent, paring his fingernails"

"Interpretations of interpretations interpreted."

"Irresponsibility is part of the pleasure of all art; it is the part the schools cannot recognize."

"Writing in English is the most ingenious torture ever devised for sins committed in previous lives. The English reading public explains the reason why."