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“They trespassed upon my thoughts. They were intruders whose knowledge of life was to me an irritating pretense, because I felt so sure they could not possibly know the things I knew. Their bearing, which was simply the bearing of commonplace individuals going about their business in the assurance of perfect safety, was offensive to me like the outrageous flauntings of folly in the face of a danger it is unable to comprehend. I had no particular desire to enlighten them, but I had some difficulty in restraining myself from laughing in their faces, so full of stupid importance.”
― Heart of Darkness
― Heart of Darkness
“He hated all this, and somehow he couldn't get away.”
― Heart of Darkness
― Heart of Darkness
“We penetrated deeper and deeper into the heart of darkness”
― Heart of Darkness
― Heart of Darkness
“They were conquerors, and for that you want only brute force--nothing to boast of, when you have it, since your strength is just an accident arising from the weakness of others.”
― Heart of Darkness
― Heart of Darkness
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