Caravaggio was a tormented, defiant, bisexual, angry young man - a maestro who looked nothing like a maestro.

The right word at the right time helps you make sense of the world. It helps, but sometimes not a lot.

The well-known inspiration for 'Ulysses' is made clear by the title itself: Joyce's novel is based on Homer's 'Odyssey', under the ever-fascinating premise that all of Odysseus' extraordinary adventures can be experienced by a modern man in a single day, provided that the writing consists of his mental activity.

Go West, young man.

Go west, young man.

A young man who isn't a socialist hasn't got a heart; an old man who is a socialist hasn't got a head.