“Droll thing life is — that mysterious arrangement of merciless logic for a futile purpose. The most you can hope from it is some knowledge of yourself — that comes too late — a crop of inextinguishable regrets.”
Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness
“He struggled with himself, too. I saw it — I heard it. I saw the inconceivable mystery of a soul that knew no restraint, no faith, and no fear, yet struggling blindly with itself.”
Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness
“The mind of man is capable of anything.”
Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness
“We penetrated deeper and deeper into the heart of darkness”
Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness
“The horror! The horror!”
Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness
“I felt I was becoming scientifically interesting.”