The ocean has the conscienceless temper of a savage autocrat spoiled by much adulation
Joseph ConradCertain streets have an atmosphere of their own, a sort of universal fame and the particular affection of their citizens. One of such streets is the Cannebiere, and the jest: "If Paris had a Cannebiere, it would be a little Marseilles" is the jocular expression of municipal pride. I, too, I have been under the spell. For me it has been a street leading into the unknown.
Joseph ConradI am a great foe of favoritism in public life, in private life, and even in the delicate relationship of an author to his works.
Joseph Conrad