The heaventree of stars hung with humid nightblue fruit.
James JoyceRead
When I die Dublin will be written on my heart.
Interpretation
This quote expresses a deep emotional connection and loyalty to Dublin.
James Joyce's quote reflects his profound affection for Dublin, indicating that the city is an inseparable part of his identity and legacy. It symbolizes a lifelong bond that transcends life itself, suggesting that the essence of the city will forever be embedded within him, even after death.
In practice
This quote can be used in a speech about cultural heritage.
The heaventree of stars hung with humid nightblue fruit.
I think a child should be allowed to take his father's or mother's name at will on coming of age. Paternity is a legal fiction.
If he had smiled why would he have smiled? To reflect that each one who enters imagines himself to be the first to enter whereas he is always the last term of a preceding series even if the first term of a succeeding one, each imagining himself to be first, last, only and alone whereas he is neither first nor last nor only nor alone in a series originating in and repeated to infinity.
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His voice was as intimate as the rustle of sheets.
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Might she have loved me? just as well She might have hated, who can tell!
The first secret to loving others is to immerse yourself in a love relationship with God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit - and abide there.
God loves you just the way you are, but he refuses to leave you that way.
By my love and my hope I beseech you - do not forsake hero in your soul!
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