Finnegans Wake is one of the hardest book to read by James Joyce. It’s a book that is written in an unorthodox way, making use of absurd puns. Written in Paris at the span of seventeen years, this work of fiction comes with a multitude of word combinations that are sometimes almost impossible to understand. To prove that point, here are 25 Finnegans Wake quotes to melt your brain.

Prepare for the Unfathomable!

1

It’s like rap, isn’t it?

2

Ah, I wonder how long you can go through these quotes.

3

This is quite easy to get, right?

4

Can you still keep up?

5

This one speaks about someone’s preferred places.

6

In other words, loneliness.

7

A seemingly nonsensical sentence.

8

Fallen fruits.

9

Obscure opening sentence…

10

The cycle of life.

11

Probably about love.

12

...We just need a professor who studies the book.

13

He’s probably dead.

14

Another hard one to understand.

15

From there and back again.

16

For nomads doesn’t keep track of time.

17

Can you interpret this?

18

All must be golden.

19

Faith is sick of fate.

20

Enjoy your leisure time.

21

Someone dying alone?

22

Our tedious and repetitive life cycle.

23

I don’t know what this means.

24

Final one, hardest one on our collection of Finnegans Wake quotes.

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