There is nothing more enticing, disenchanting, and enslaving than the life at sea. Joseph Conrad disenchantenslaveentice Change image and share on social
A man that is born falls into a dream like a man who falls into the sea. If he tries to climb out into the air as inexperienced people endeavor to do, he drowns. Joseph Conrad airbearclimb Change image and share on social
In order to move others deeply we must deliberately allow ourselves to be carried away beyond the bounds of our normal sensibility. Joseph Conrad boundcarrydeeply Change image and share on social
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 fearheadheart Change image and share on social
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 artbirdcall Change image and share on social
As to honor - you know - it's a very fine mediaeval inheritance which women never got hold of. It wasn't theirs. Joseph Conrad fineholdhonor Change image and share on social
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 bladedrawearth Change image and share on social
Perhaps life is just that... a dream and a fear. Joseph Conrad dreamfearlife Change image and share on social
For all that has been said of the love that certain natures (on shore) have professed for it, for all the celebrations it has been the object of in prose and song, the sea has never been friendly to man. At most it has been the accomplice of human restlessness. Joseph Conrad accomplicecelebrationfriendly share on social
The sea has never been friendly to man. At most it has been the accomplice of human restlessness. Joseph Conrad accomplicefriendlyhuman Change image and share on social
