You can't breathe dead hippo waking, sleeping, and eating, and at the same time keep your precarious grip on existence.
Joseph ConradThe good author is he who contemplates without marked joy or excessive sorrow the adventures of his soul amongst criticisms.
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 ConradA man's real life is that accorded to him in the thoughts of other men by reason of respect or natural love.
Joseph Conrad