“In respect of the recurrent emergence of the theme of sex in the minds of [Joyce's] characters, it must always be remembered that his locale was Celtic and his season spring.”

“When men talk about the agony of being men, they can never quite get away from the recurrent theme of self-pity. And when women talk about being women, they can never quite get away from the recurrent theme of blaming men.”

“To be interested in the changing seasons is . . . a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring.”

“The Green Man has also become synonymous with Cernunnos, the Celtic horned God, often portrayed in Celtic art as part man, part stag, who roams the greenwood wild and free. He is a character of strength and power, but often sadly mistaken for the devil by the Christian fraternity due to his horned appearance.”

“Romeo wouldn’t change his mind. That’s why people still remembered his name, always twined with hers”

“Character — the willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life — is the source from which self-respect springs.”