The moon had spread over everything a thin layer of silver - over the rank grass, over the mud, upon the wall of matted vegetation standing higher than the wall of a temple, over the great river I could see through a sombre gap glittering, glittering, as it flowed broadly by without a murmur. All this was great, expectant, mute, while the man jabbered about himself.
Joseph ConradMadness alone is truly terrifying, inasmuch as you cannot placate it by threats, persuasion, or bribes.
Joseph ConradEvery age is fed on illusions, lest men should renounce life early and the human race come to an end.
Joseph Conrad