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Who knows what true loneliness is -- not the conventional word but the naked terror? To the lonely themselves it read more

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.

by Joseph Conrad Found in: Loneliness Quotes,
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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.

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It is to be remarked that a good many people are born curiously unfitted for the fate waiting them on read more

It is to be remarked that a good many people are born curiously unfitted for the fate waiting them on this earth.

by Joseph Conrad Found in: Earth Quotes,
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The sea--this truth must be confessed-- has no generosity. No display of manly qualities-- courage, hardihood, endurance, faithfulness--has ever been read more

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.

by Joseph Conrad Found in: Generosity Quotes,
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An artist is a man of action, whether he creates a personality, invents an expedient, or finds the issue of read more

An artist is a man of action, whether he creates a personality, invents an expedient, or finds the issue of a complicated situation.

by Joseph Conrad Found in: Personality Quotes,
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