Oh Ireland My First And Only Love

A Classical Style... Is The Syllogism Of Art, The Only Legitimate Process From One World To Another. Classicism Is Not The Manner Of Any Fixed Age Or Of Any Fixed Country; It Is A Constant State Of The Artistic Mind. It Is A Temper Of Security And Satisfaction And Patience.

One Of The Things I Could Never Get Accustomed To In My Youth Was The Difference I Found Between Life And Literature.

You Behold In Me, Stephen Said With Grim Displeasure, A Horrible Example Of Free Thought.

[a Writer Is] A Priest Of Eternal Imagination, Transmuting The Daily Bread Of Experience Into The Radiant Body Of Everliving Life.

White Pudding And Eggs And Sausages And Cups Of Tea! How Simple And Beautiful Was Life After All!