You shall judge of a man by his foes as well as by his friends.
Joseph ConradThe horror! The horror!
Joseph ConradTags: kurtz the-horror
Your strength is just an accident arising from the weakness of others.
Joseph ConradWe live as we dream--alone....
Joseph ConradTags: loneliness dream
Being a woman is a terribly difficult trade since it consists principally of dealings with men.
Joseph ConradTags: women
Do you see the story? Do you see anything? It seems to me I am trying to tell you a dream--making a vain attempt, because no relation of a dream can convey the dream-sensation, that commingling of absurdity, surprise, and bewilderment in a tremor of struggling revolt, that notion of being captured by the incredible which is the very essence of dreams...
Joseph ConradTags: dreams mind storytelling
He has to live in the midst of the incomprehensible, which is detestable. And it has a fascination, too, which goes to work upon him. The fascination of the abomination--you know.
Joseph ConradGovernment in general, any government anywhere, is a thing of exquisite comicality to a discerning mind.
Joseph ConradAh! These commercial interests -- spoiling the finest life under the sun. Why must the sea be used for trade -- and for war as well?...It would have been so much nicer just to sail about, with here and there a port and a bit of land to stretch one's legs on, buy a few books and get a change of cooking for a while.
Joseph ConradTags: from-last-places
Of all the inanimate objects, of all men's creations, books are the nearest to us for they contain our very thoughts, our ambitions, our indignations, our illusions, our fidelity to the truth, and our persistent leanings to error. But most of all they resemble us in their precious hold on life.
Joseph ConradTags: books joseph-conrad
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