Conrad

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    To a teacher of languages there comes a time when the world is but a place of many words and man appears a mere talking animal not much more wonderful than a parrot.
    —Joseph Conrad (1857–1924)

    The belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary; men alone are quite capable of every wickedness.
    —Joseph Conrad (1857–1924)

    Droll thing life is—that mysterious arrangement of merciless logic for a futile purpose. The most you can hope from it is some knowledge of yourself—that comes too late—a crop of unextinguishable regrets.
    —Joseph Conrad (1857–1924)