Who knows what true loneliness is - not the conventional word but the naked terror? To the lonely themselves it wears a mask. The most miserable outcast hugs some memory or some illusion. Joseph Conrad on alone
The belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary men alone are quite capable of every wickedness. Joseph Conrad on alone
History repeats itself, but the special call of an art which has passed away is never reproduced. It is as utterly gone out of the world as the song of a destroyed wild bird. Joseph Conrad on art
Only in men's imagination does every truth find an effective and undeniable existence. Imagination, not invention, is the supreme master of art as of life. Joseph Conrad on art
Any work that aspires, however humbly, to the condition of art should carry its justification in every line. Joseph Conrad on art
The sea - this truth must be confessed - has no generosity. No display of manly qualities - courage, hardihood, endurance, faithfulness - has ever been known to touch its irresponsible consciousness of power. Joseph Conrad on courage
The last thing a woman will consent to discover in a man whom she loves, or on whom she simply depends, is want of courage. Joseph Conrad on courage
Perhaps life is just that... a dream and a fear. Joseph Conrad on dreams
Each blade of grass has its spot on earth whence it draws its life, its strength and so is man rooted to the land from which he draws his faith together with his life. Joseph Conrad on faith
Perhaps life is just that... a dream and a fear. Joseph Conrad on fear
How does one kill fear, I wonder? How do you shoot a specter through the heart, slash off its spectral head, take it by its spectral throat? Joseph Conrad on fear
History repeats itself, but the special call of an art which has passed away is never reproduced. It is as utterly gone out of the world as the song of a destroyed wild bird. Joseph Conrad on history
Going home must be like going to render an account. Joseph Conrad on home
Woe to the man whose heart has not learned while young to hope, to love - and to put its trust in life. Joseph Conrad on hope
Only in men's imagination does every truth find an effective and undeniable existence. Imagination, not invention, is the supreme master of art as of life. Joseph Conrad on imagination
All ambitions are lawful except those which climb upward on the miseries or credulities of mankind. Joseph Conrad on legal
Woe to the man whose heart has not learned while young to hope, to love - and to put its trust in life. Joseph Conrad on love
Being a woman is a terribly difficult task, since it consists principally in dealing with men. Joseph Conrad on men
The belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary men alone are quite capable of every wickedness. Joseph Conrad on men
Each blade of grass has its spot on earth whence it draws its life, its strength and so is man rooted to the land from which he draws his faith together with his life. Joseph Conrad on nature