Quotes by Conrad, Joseph

What all men are really after is some form, or perhaps only some formu >>

The conquest of the earth, which mostly means the taking it away from >>

How does one kill fear, I wonder? How do you shoot a specter through t >>

Quotations about Reserve

There is safety in reserve, but no attraction. One cannot love a reser >>

I would not unduly praise the virtue of restraint. It is often merely >>

I would not unduly praise the virtue of restraint. It is often merely temperamental. But it is not always a sign of coldness. It may be pride. There can be nothing more humiliating than to see the shaft of one's emotion miss the mark of either laughter or tears. Nothing more humiliating! And this for the reason that should the mark be missed, should the open display of emotion fail to move, then it must perish unavoidably in disgust or contempt.

Conrad, Joseph