Joseph Conrad Quotes:
Ocupation: Author
Life: December 3, 1857 - August 3, 1924
Birthday: December 3
Death: August 3
The conquest of the earth... is not a pretty thing when you look into it too much. What redeems it is the idea only... not a sentimental pretence but an idea.
source: Joseph Conrad (2012). “Heart of Darkness: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)”, p.7, Penguin
topic: Ideas, Sentimental, Looks, Pretence, Heart Of Darkness, Pretty Things
