Quote by: Joseph Conrad

The sea - this truth must be confessed - has no generosity. No display of manly qualities - courage, hardihood, endurance, faithfulness - has ever been known to touch its irresponsible consciousness of power.


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Author Bio


  • NameJoseph Conrad
  • DescriptionPolish author
  • AliasesJózef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski
  • BornDecember 3, 1857
  • DiedAugust 3, 1924
  • CountryPoland; United Kingdom
  • ProfessionWriter; Novelist; Essayist
  • WorksThe Lagoon; The Nigger Of The 'Narcissus'; Heart Of Darkness; Lord Jim; Amy Foster; Typhoon; Nostromo; The Secret Agent; The Secret Sharer; Under Western Eyes