You forget that the kingdom of heaven suffers violence: and the kingdom of heaven is like a woman." - Meaning and context.">

You forget that the kingdom of heaven suffers violence: and the kingdom of heaven is like a woman.

— James Joyce

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "You forget that the kingdom of heaven suffers violence: and the kingdom of heaven is like a woman." in the context of "Exiles (1915), Act II" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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James Joyce

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.