Death Quote by James Joyce — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“God and religion before every thing!' Dante cried. 'God and religion before the world.'”

“History, Stephen said, is a nightmare from which I am trying to awake.”

“God spoke to you by so many voices but you would not hear.”

“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”

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

“She blew more smoke toward me, a lazy game of cancer catch.”

“To every man his little cross. Till he dies. And is forgotten.”

“The most detestable wickedness, the most horrid cruelties, and the greatest miseries, that have afflicted the human race have had their origin in this thing called revelation, or revealed religion. It has been the most dishonourable belief against the character of the divinity, the most destructive to morality, and the peace and happiness of man, that ever was propagated since man began to exist. It is better, far better, that we admitted, if it were possible, a thousand devils to roam at large, and to preach publicly the doctrine of devils, if there were any such, than that we permitted one such impostor and monster as Moses, Joshua, Samuel, and the Bible prophets, to come with the pretended word of God in his mouth, and have credit among us.”

“We must make haste then, not only because we are daily nearer to death, but also because the conception of things and the understanding of them cease first.”

“It would be wrong to refuse to face the fact that everything is fundamentally sick and sad.”