He pilfered a copy of Ulysses, but it was possibly the one book he did not finish. 'What's the point of it? I suspect it was a bit of a joke by Joyce. He just kept his mouth shut as people read into it more then there was. Pseudo-intellectuals love to drop the name Ulysses as their favorite book. I refused to be intellectually bullied into finishing it. Michael Finkel
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It is said that the greatest achievement is to not only complete the work, but to do so with love and respect. The book Ulysses by James Joyce was written in his free time and is not considered one of his masterpieces, although it is quite popular among literary critics. Ulysses got a lot of attention and praise from the early 20th century and it seems like many people today still love it. Some people may be content with reading it and getting something out of it that they can relate to, but perhaps this quote speaks more to those who continue on after they have given up.

Source: The Stranger In The Woods: The Extraordinary Story Of The Last True Hermit

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