Who knows what true loneliness is – not the conventional word but the naked terror? To the lonely themselves it wears a mask. The most miserable outcast hugs some memory or some illusion.
JOSEPH CONRADFollow your bliss. Find where it is and don’t be afraid to follow it.
More Joseph Conrad Quotes
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Few 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.
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A writer without interest or sympathy for the foibles of his fellow man is not conceivable as a writer.
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He struggled with himself, too. I saw it — I heard it. I saw the inconceivable mystery of a soul that knew no restraint, no faith, and no fear, yet struggling blindly with itself.
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The belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary; men alone are quite capable of every wickedness.
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We live as we dream – alone.
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You shall judge a man by his foes as well as by his friends.
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Vanity plays lurid tricks with our memory, and the truth of every passion wants some pretence to make it live.
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Any fool can carry on, but a wise man knows how to shorten sail in time.
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It is not the clear-sighted who rule the world. Great achievements are accomplished in a blessed, warm fog.
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One must explore deep and believe the incredible to find the new particles of truth floating in an ocean of insignificance.
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Any work that aspires, however humbly, to the condition of art should carry its justification in every line.
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Follow your bliss. Find where it is and don’t be afraid to follow it.
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Imagination, not invention, is the supreme master of art as of life.
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Reality, as usual, beats fiction out of sight.
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Facing it, always facing it, that’s the way to get through. Face it.
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