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Quote by Joseph Conrad
It is when we try to grapple with another mans intimate need that

It is when we try to grapple with another mans intimate need that we perceive how incomprehensible, wavering, and misty are the beings that share with us the sight of the stars and the warmth of the sun. – Joseph Conrad

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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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