4 famous lines from Joseph Conrad, word for word from the original text
Joseph Conrad's 1899 novella follows Marlow up the Congo River in search of the ivory trader Kurtz. Its lines on darkness, work and the human mind are among the most discussed in modern literature.
“The horror! The horror!”
— Heart of Darkness, Chapter III · about 89% into the book
“We live, as we dream—alone....”
— Heart of Darkness, Chapter I · about 33% into the book
“The mind of man is capable of anything—because everything is in it, all the past as well as all the future.”
— Heart of Darkness, Chapter II · about 44% into the book
“I don’t like work—no man does—but I like what is in the work—the chance to find yourself.”
— Heart of Darkness, Chapter I · about 35% into the book
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One of the best-known lines from Heart of Darkness is: “The horror! The horror!” (Chapter III).
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