There was no doubt about it: if you wanted to succeed you had to go aw…

James Joyce
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There was no doubt about it: if you wanted to succeed you had to go away. You could do nothing in Dublin. ✨ James Joyce (2013). The Best of James Joyce, p.46, Simon and Schuster
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