James Joyce, Ulysses (1922), Chapter 9: Scylla and Charybdis.
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A man of genius makes no mistakes. His errors are volitional and are the portals to discovery.
— James Joyce on Mistakes
What It Means
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About James Joyce
James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (2 February 1882 – 13 January 1941) was an Irish novelist, short-story writer and poet. He contributed to the modernist movement and is regarded as one of the most influential and important writers of the twentieth century.
About James Joyce
James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (2 February 1882 – 13 January 1941) was an Irish novelist, short-story writer and poet. He contributed to the modernist movement and is regarded as one of the most influential and important writers of the twentieth century.
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