The humblest craft that floats makes its appeal to a seaman by the faithfulness of her life.
Joseph ConradHis very existence was improbable, inexplicable, and altogether bewildering. He was an insoluble problem. It was inconceivable how he had existed, how he had succeeded in getting so far, how he had managed to remain -- why he did not instantly disappear.
Joseph ConradYet, when one thinks of it, diplomacy without force is a but a rotten reed to lean upon.
Joseph Conrad