Action is consolatory. It is the enemy of thought and the friend of flattering illusions.
Joseph ConradFew men realize that their life, the very essence of their character, their capabilities and their audacities, are only the expression of their belief in the safety of their surroundings.
Joseph ConradEverything belonged to him. It made me hold my breath in expectation of hearing the wilderness burst into prodigious peal of laughter that would shake the fixed stars in their places.
Joseph ConradThe artist in his calling of interpreter creates because he must. He is so much of a voice that, for him, silence is like death
Joseph Conrad