Joseph Conrad

Perhaps life is just that... a dream and a fear.

Perhaps life is just that... a dream and a fear.

The real significance of crime is in its being a breach of faith with the community of mankind.

The real significance of crime is in its being a breach of faith with the community of mankind.

Any work that aspires, however humbly, to the condition of art should carry its justification in every line.

Any work that aspires, however humbly, to the condition of art should carry its justification in every line.

Being a woman is a terribly difficult task since it consists principally in dealing with men.

Being a woman is a terribly difficult task since it consists principally in dealing with men.

As to honor -- you know -- it's a very fine mediaeval inheritance which women never got hold of. It read more

As to honor -- you know -- it's a very fine mediaeval inheritance which women never got hold of. It wasn't theirs.