He was unheeded, happy and near to the wild heart of life.

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He was unheeded, happy and near to the wild heart of life.

James Joyce

The Egoist · 1915

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Happiness Contentment Being carefree

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Joyce, James. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, edited by John Paul Riquelme. W. W. Norton & Company, 2007, ch. 4.

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Joyce, James. "A Portrait of the Artists as a Young Man." The Egoist. 2 Feb. 1914 - 1 Sept. 1915. Serial.

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