The East Wind, an interloper in the dominions of Westerly Weather, is an impassive-faced tyrant with a sharp poniard held behind his back for a treacherous stab. Joseph Conrad More Quotes by Joseph Conrad More Quotes From Joseph Conrad I found myself back in the sepulchral city resenting the sight of people hurrying through the streets to filch a little money from each other, to devour their infamous cookery, to gulp their unwholesome beer, to dream their insignificant and silly dreams. They trespassed upon my thoughts. Joseph Conrad dream beer silly Going home must be like going to render an account. Joseph Conrad accounts literature home The revolutionary spirit is mighty convenient in this, that it frees one from all scruples as regards ideas. Its hard absolute optimism is repulsive to my mind by the menace of fanaticism and intolerance it contains. No doubt one should smile at these things; but, imperfect Esthete, I am no better Philosopher. All claim to special righteousness awakens in me that scorn and anger from which a philosophical mind should be free. Joseph Conrad philosophical optimism ideas I can't imagine a human being so hard up for something to do as to quarrel with me. Joseph Conrad quarrels imagine imagination It echoed loudly within him because he was hollow at the core. Joseph Conrad hollow core darkness He has to live in the midst of the incomprehensible, which is detestable. And it has a fascination, too, which goes to work upon him. The fascination of the abomination--you know. Joseph Conrad midst fascination darkness The air of the New World seems favorable to the art of declamation. Joseph Conrad air world art Who would care to question the ground of forgiveness or compassion. Joseph Conrad forgiveness care compassion There is a kind way of assisting our fellow-creatures which is enough to break their hearts while it saves their outer envelope. Joseph Conrad envelopes heart way Woe to the man whose heart has not learned while young to hope, to love - and to put its trust in life. Joseph Conrad trust love life As to honor - you know - it's a very fine mediaeval inheritance which women never got hold of. It wasn't theirs. Joseph Conrad inheritance women honor I -- I alone know how to mourn for him as he deserves.' But while we were still shaking hands, such a look of awful desolation came upon her face that I perceived she was one of those creatures that are not the playthings of Time. For her he had died only yesterday. And, by Jove! the impression was so powerful that for me, too, he seemed to have died only yesterday -- nay, this very minute. I saw her and him in the same instant of time -- his death and her sorrow -- I saw her sorrow in the very moment of his death. Do you understand? I saw them together -- I heard them together. Joseph Conrad powerful yesterday hands Give me the right word and the right accent and I will move the world. Joseph Conrad giving world moving Fiction is history, human history, or it is nothing. Joseph Conrad humans history fiction I remember my youth... the feeling that I could last forever, outlast the sea, the earth, and all men. Joseph Conrad sea forever men It is not Justice the servant of men, but accident, hazard, Fortune-the ally of patient Time-that holds an even and scrupulous balance. Joseph Conrad balance justice men I suppose everybody must be always just a little homesick. Joseph Conrad homesick littles Protection is the first necessity of opulence and luxury. Joseph Conrad opulence luxury firsts For a time I would feel I belonged still to a world of straightforward facts; but the feeling would not last long. Something would turn up to scare it away. Joseph Conrad scare feelings long Egoism , which is the moving force of the world, and altruism , which is its morality , these two contradictory instincts , of which one is so plain and the other so mysterious, cannot serve us unless in the incomprehensible alliance of their irreconcilable antagonism. Joseph Conrad two world moving
