Quote by Joseph Conrad
Who knows what true loneliness is - not the conventional word but

Who knows what true loneliness is – not the conventional word but the naked terror? To the lonely themselves it wears a mask. The most miserable outcast hugs some memory or some illusion. – Joseph Conrad

Other quotes by Joseph Conrad

The true peace of God begins at any spot a thousand miles from the nearest land. – Joseph Conrad

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Water
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Woe to the man whose heart has not learned while young to hope, to love – and to put its trust in life. – Joseph Conrad

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Hope
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Other Quotes from
alone
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When so many are lonely as seem to be lonely, it would be inexcusably selfish to be lonely alone. – Tennessee Williams

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alone

Im single, footloose and fancy free, I have no responsibilities, no anchors. Work, friendship and self-improvement, thats me. – Joel Edgerton

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alone

As for style, there is something about the way musicians dress-they seem to be able to create their own world within their fashion alone. – Nicole Richie

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alone

Its only when youre alone that you realize where you are. You have nothing to fall back on except your own resources. – Paul Theroux

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alone

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The appeal of cinema lies in the fear of death. – Jim Morrison

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Ah, when to the heart of man was it ever less than a treason to go with the drift of things to yield with a grace to reason and bow and accept at the end of a love or a season. – Robert Frost

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Acceptance

We are each of us born into the arms of mortality, the Lord recognizing our need to be held. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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I never even believed in divorce until after I got married. – Diane Ford

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