 My destiny! 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.  The Sewanee Review - Pagina 2751922Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1927 - 554 pagina’s
...made up of exquisite moments." "Droll thing Life is," cornes Conrad's word from Heart of Darkness, "that mysterious arrangement of merciless logic for...knowledge of yourself— that comes too late — a crop of unextinguishable regrets." And Stevenson: Although we have some experience of living, there is not... | |
 | 1926 - 536 pagina’s
...thing Life is," comes Conrad's word from Heart of Darkness, "that mysterious ar—138— rangement of merciless logic for a futile purpose. The most...of yourself — that comes too late — a crop of unextinguishable regrets." And Stevenson : Although we have some experience of living, there is not... | |
 | 1899 - 1284 pagina’s
...dream the nightmare out to the end, and to show my loyalty to Kurtz once more. Destiny. My destiny ! Droll thing life is — that mysterious arrangement...of yourself — that comes too late — a crop of unextinguishable regrets. I have wrestled with death. It is the most unexciting contest you can imagine.... | |
 | Joseph Conrad - 1903 - 404 pagina’s
...dream the nightmare out to the end, and to show my loyalty to Kurtz once more. Destiny. My destiny ! Droll thing life is — that mysterious arrangement...of yourself — that comes too late — a crop of unextinguishable regrets. I have wrestled with death. It is the most unexciting contest you can imagine.... | |
 | Joseph Conrad - 1903 - 410 pagina’s
...dream the nightmare out to the end, and to show my loyalty to Kurtz once more. Destiny. My destiny ! Droll thing life is — that mysterious arrangement...of yourself — that comes too late — a | crop of unextinguishable regrets. I have wrestled with , death. It is the most unexciting contest you can imagine,... | |
 | Joseph Conrad - 1903 - 394 pagina’s
...dream the nightmare out to the end, and to show my loyalty to Kurtz once more. Destiny. My destiny! Droll thing life is — that mysterious Arrangement...merciless logic for a futile purpose. The most you c&n hope from it is some knowledge of yourself — that comes too late — a crop of unextinguishable... | |
 | Joseph Conrad - 1903 - 398 pagina’s
...that mysterious arrangement of merciless logic _f or a futile purpose. The most you can hope from Is is some knowledge of yourself— that comes too late — a crop of unextinguishable regrets. I have wrestled with death. It is the most unexciting contest you can imagine.... | |
 | Thomas Whitney Surette - 1915 - 232 pagina’s
...given so frank a voice to black pessimism. If this be true, then Marlow was right when he exclaimed : *"Droll thing life is — that mysterious arrangement of merciless logic for a futile purpose". Here Tchaikovsky admits into his thoughts nothing that might palliate their anguish. This suffering... | |
 | Joseph Conrad - 1921 - 440 pagina’s
...dream the nightmare out to the end, and to show my loyalty to Kurtz once more. Destiny. My destiny ! Droll thing life is — that mysterious arrangement...of yourself — that comes too late — a crop of unextinguishable regrets. I have wrestled with death. It is the most unexciting contest you can imagine.... | |
 | Joseph Conrad - 1903 - 368 pagina’s
...dream the nightmare out to the end, and to show my loyalty to Kurtz once more. Destiny. My destiny! Droll thing life is — that mysterious arrangement...of yourself — that comes too late — a crop of unextinguishable regrets. I have wrestled with death. It is the most unexciting contest you can imagine.... | |
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