James Joyce. Portrait of the artist in his youth (№ 69653)

- Look, Cranly, he said. - You ask me what I wanted to do, and what I did not do. I'll tell you what I will do and what will not. I will not serve that in which I no longer believe, even if it is called my house, home or Church. But I will try to Express myself in some form of life or art as fully and freely as they can, defending themselves only with the weapons that think for themselves possible - silence, exile and cunning.