I think perhaps the greatest book ever written was Ulysses…

I'm not sure which I dislike more: 'Ulysses' or the James Joyce estate. Admittedly, a few people have got some pleasure from 'Ulysses', but…

— Kevin Myers

In one particular chapter in Ulysses, James Joyce imitates every major writing style that's been used by English and American writers over the last…

— Frederick Lenz

The other book that I worry no one reads anymore is James Joyce's Ulysses. It's not easy, but every page is wonderful and repays…

— Joyce Carol Oates

Because the great thing about fairy tales and folk tales is that there is no authentic text. It's not like the text of Paradise…

— Philip Pullman

When I wrote 'Your Republic Is Calling You,' it was Franz Kafka's writing that I had most in mind, and James Joyce's 'Ulysses.' Entirely…

— Kim Young-ha

James Joyce is a cul-de-sac. [Ulysses is] ... an example how literature branched out and went into, lost itself in nowhere, no man's land.

— Werner Herzog

In translation studies we talk about domestication - translation styles that make something familiar - or estrangement - translation styles that make something radically…

— Elliott Colla

To live with the work and the letters of James Joyce was an enormous privilege and a daunting education. Yes, I came to admire…

— Edna O'Brien

The censors have always had a field day with James Joyce, specifically with 'Ulysses,' but also with his other writings. The conventional wisdom is…

— Karen DeCrow

As a teenager, I was undeveloped and out of touch. The arts was another arena in which to do combat and challenge myself. I…

— Jesse Andrews

“Forget physics, forget organic chem, forget reading James Joyce's Ulysses - organizing your time is one of the biggest challenges you'll face in your…

— Stefanie Weisman

“To pass the time, I made valiant strides in my effort to read Ulysses, but feared I was losing the war. A hundred pages…

— B. Justin Shier

If you ever want to understand multitasking in prose, James Joyce is your man.

— Frank Delaney

James Joyce actually is rewarding you in all of these incredible ways.

— Jesse Andrews

I'm not one of those James Joyce intellectuals who can stand back and look at the whole edifice... It was a slow process for…

— Frank McCourt