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Joseph Conrad

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Born 1857 in Terekhove · Died 1924 in Bishopsbourne

writer, novelist, essayist, screenwriter · Russian Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland · associated with modernist literature

Notable works: The Lagoon, The Nigger of the 'Narcissus', Heart of Darkness, Lord Jim, Amy Foster

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Heart of Darkness and Other Tales

From Project Gutenberg e-text #219 (public domain in the USA).

We live, as we dream—alone...

— Spoken by a character · I

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The conquest of the earth, which mostly means the taking it away from those who have a different complexion or slightly flatter noses than ourselves, is not a pretty thing when you look into it too much.

— Spoken by a character · I

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The Secret Agent

From Project Gutenberg e-text #974 (public domain in the USA).

We can never cease to be ourselves.

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Madness alone is truly terrifying, inasmuch as you cannot placate it either by threats, persuasion, or bribes.

— Spoken by a character · Chapter II

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