In Ireland they try to make a cat cleanly by rubbing its nose in its own filth. Mr. Joyce has tried the same treatment on the human subject. I hope it may prove successful.
Source: Letter, 10 Oct. 1921, to Joyce's publisher (published in Letters of James Joyce, vol. 3, 1966). Shaw, commenting on Ulysses, called it a revolting record of a disgusting phase of civilisation; but it
-- George Bernard Shaw, (Jul 26 1856-1950), Irish dramatist, critic; He is generally recognized as the best dramatist since Shakespeare; promoted social reform with drama of ideas.