June 8, 2012   82 notes

the ragbag: james joyce and the hotel porter

[Said Joyce:] ‘A German lady called to see me today. She is a writer and wanted me to give an opinion on her work, but she told me she had already shown it to the porter of the hotel where she stays. So I said to her: “What did your hotel porter think of your work?” She said: “He objected to a…

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    As a hotel porter I wish more guests would bring these sorts
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    I absolutely love this…