Joseph Conrad

"Let them think what they liked, but I didn't mean to drown myself. I meant to swim till I sank -- but that's not the same thing."

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Source: Joseph Conrad “The Secret Sharer and Other Stories”, W. W. Norton & Company

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Joseph Conrad

Joseph Conrad

Novelist, Short Story Writer

Joseph Conrad was a Polish-British author known for his profound exploration of human nature in works like 'Heart of Darkness'.

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"The offing was barred by a black bank of clouds, and the tranquil water-way leading to the uttermost ends of the earth flowed somber under an overcast sky--seemed to lead into the heart of an immense darkness."

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