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• A man of genius makes no mistakes. His errors are volitional and are the portals of discovery.
  -- James Joyce, "Ulysse...
• and then I asked him with my eyes to ask again yes and then he asked me would I yes to say yes my mountain flower and first I put my arms around him yes and drew him down to me so he could feel my breasts all perfume yes and his heart was going like mad and yes I said yes I will Yes!
  -- James Joyce, _Ulysses_...
• Be careful what you set your heart upon - for it will surely be yours.
  -- James Baldwin, "Nobody Knows My Name" 1961...
• The glories of our blood and state Are shadows, not substantial thing
  There is no armour against fate; Death lays his icy hands on kings....
• When I hear the word "Culture" I pick up my Browning. -- Hanns Johst (1890-?)
• When I hear the word "culture", I reach for my checkbook. -- Edward Abbey
• I like the word 'indolence'. It makes my laziness seem classy. Bern William
• I call that a scumhead. -- James Joyce -- Finnegans Wake