718 Quotes by Joseph Conrad

Reality, as usual, beats fiction out of sight.

Any work that aspires, however humbly, to the condition of art should carry its justification in every line.

A train of thought is never false. The falsehood lies deep in the necessities of existence.

Let a fool be made serviceable according to his folly.

A man's real life is that accorded to him in the thoughts of other men by reason of respect or natural love.

In plucking the fruit of memory one runs the risk of spoiling its bloom, especially if it has got to be carried into the market.

The offing was barred by a black bank of clouds, and the tranquil water-way leading to the uttermost ends of the earth flowed somber under an overcast sky--seemed to lead into the heart of an immense darkness.

I had ambition not only to go farther than any man had ever been before, but as far as it was possible for a man to go.

Sleep after toyle, port after stormie seas, Ease after warre, death after life, does greatly please.