Conrad

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    It is when we try to grapple with another man’s intimate need that we perceive how incomprehensible, wavering, and misty are the beings that share with us the sight of the stars and the warmth of the sun.
    —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)

    A man’s real life is that accorded to him in the thoughts of other men by reason of respect or natural love.
    —Joseph Conrad (1857–1924)