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Find important quotes and citations by the author Joseph Conrad.
Quote 3477
The way is to the destructive element submit yourself, and with the exertions of your hands and feet in the water make the deep, deep sea keep you up.Quote 3476
A man that is born falls into a dream like a man who falls into the sea.More quotes on the topics: experience wisdom reality
Quote 3475
It is not good for you to find you cannot make your dream come true, for the reason that you not strong enough are, or not clever enough.Quote 3474
And because you not always can keep your eyes shut there comes the real trouble—the heart pain—the world pain.More quotes on the topics: sorrow experience wisdom
Quote 3473
The horror! The horror!Quote 3472
It echoed loudly within him because he was hollow at the core....Quote 3471
The wilderness had found him out early, and had taken on him a terrible vengeance for the fantastic invasion.Quote 3470
It was written I should be loyal to the nightmare of my choice.Quote 3469
The wilderness without a sound took him into its bosom again.Quote 3468
The mind of man is capable of anything—because everything is in it, all the past as well as all the future.Quote 3467
The earth seemed unearthly.More quotes on the topics: mystery reality experience
Quote 3466
Going up that river was like traveling back to the earliest beginnings of the world, when vegetation rioted on the earth and the big trees were kings.More quotes on the topics: experience mystery wisdom
Quote 3465
What redeems it is the idea only. An idea at the back of it; not a sentimental pretence but an idea.Quote 3464
The conquest of the earth, which mostly means the taking it away from those who have a different complexion or slightly flatter noses than ourselves, is not a pretty thing when you look into it too much.Quote 3463
It was just robbery with violence, aggravated murder on a great scale, and men going at it blind.Quote 3462
Your strength is just an accident arising from the weakness of others.Quote 996
Perhaps life is just that... a dream and a fear