James Joyce

The only thing that matters is to live, to live, to live.

I am a man who has lived, and who has loved, and who has suffered.

The true artist is a man who has nothing to say, but who says it well.

I am a man of the world, and I know what I am talking about.

The greatest thing a man can do is to love his country.

I am an Irish writer, and I am proud of it.

The artist is a man who is always trying to create something new, something that has never been seen before.

I am a man who has made many mistakes, but I have learned from them.

The world is a stage, and all the men and women merely players.

The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.

The artist's life is a life of suffering.

The only way to escape from the past is to live in the present.