I take it that what all men are really after is some form or perhaps only some formula of peace.
Joseph ConradBeing a woman is a terribly difficult task, since it consists principally in dealing with men.
Joseph ConradThe vision seemed to enter the house with me-the stretcher, the phantom-bearers, the wild crowd of obedient worshippers, the gloom of the forests, the glitter of the reach between the murky bends, the beat of the drum, regular and muffled like the beating of a heart-the heart of a conquering darkness.
Joseph Conrad