Flower Quote by John Munro Woolsey

“But my considered opinion, after long reflection, is that, whilst in many places the effect of "Ulysses" on the reader undoubtedly is somewhat emetic,…

— John Munro Woolsey

“Each imagining himself to be the first last and only alone, whereas he is neither first last nor last nor only not alone in…

— James Joyce

“It may be that The Great Gatsby is as perfect, word for word, just in terms of English; but Ulysses is deeper, richer, wider…

— Stephen Fry

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

“If my grandfather was here, he would have died laughing ... Dubliners and A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man can be…

— Stephen J. Joyce

I've been working hard on [Ulysses] all day," said Joyce. Does that mean that you have written a great deal?" I said. Two sentences,"…

— James Joyce

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

You should approach Joyce's Ulysses as the illiterate Baptist preacher approaches the Old Testament: with faith.

— William Faulkner

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

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

“A man [Joyce] whose earliest stories appeared next to the manure prices in the Irish Homestead knew that columns of prose, like columns of…

— Declan Kiberd

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

“I, too, like to read. Once a month, I go to the local branch. For myself, I pick a novel and, for Bruno, with…

— Nicole Krauss

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

— Elliott Colla

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