Joseph Conrad

To have his path made clear for him is the aspiration of every human being in our beclouded and tempestuous existence.

In order to move others deeply we must deliberately allow ourselves to be carried away beyond the bounds of our normal sensibility.

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?

I love karaoke. I love maudlin country ballads. In another life, I'd be Loretta Lynn.

I think that most people believe that Russia, because of its - it has regained some of its military strength. And they do rattle the saber a bit. It wants to be a player.

I guess if life were fair, people who led decent lives would be rewarded, and people who led indecent lives would not be rewarded.