To Djuna Barnes, in an interview published in Vanity Fair (March 1922)
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The pity is the public will demand and find a moral in my book — or worse they may take it in some more serious way, and on the honor of a gentleman, there is not one single serious line in it.
— James Joyce
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "The pity is the public will demand and find a moral in my book — or worse they may take it in some more serious way, and on the honor of a gentleman, there is not one single serious line in it." in the context of "To Djuna Barnes, in an interview published in Vanity Fair (March 1922)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "James Joyce" (Quotes)
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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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