Heart of Darkness

"The most you can hope from it is some knowledge of yourself."

"We penetrated deeper and deeper into the heart of darkness."

"To speak plainly, he was mad."

"I tried to break the spell—the heavy, mute spell of the wilderness."

"The horror! The horror!"

"He had the power to charm or frighten rudimentary souls into an aggravated witch-dance."

"All Europe contributed to the making of Kurtz."

"Sometimes I ask myself whether the change is for the better."

"I found myself lumped along with Kurtz as a guide, helper, promoter, a shade of something."

"Mind, none of us would like to be told how we look now."

"The conquest of the earth, which mostly means the taking it away from those who have a different complexion or slightly flatter noses than ourselves, is not a pretty thing when you look into it too much."

"We live as we dream—alone."

"Nothing is easier than to denounce the evildoer"

"The greatest thing one can know is oneself"

"I would have served him faithfully"

"What does the word even mean?"

"I had the honor of his intimate acquaintance"

"He was hollow at the core"

"One feels an awful thing is about to happen"

"The wilderness itself seemed to watch us"

"I was fascinated by the abomination"

"The tranquility here is like the sleep of death"

"He had ability, but he had no judgment"

"His intelligence was perfectly clear—concentrated upon himself"

"I had to deal with a being to whom I could not appeal"

"The very essence of things is obscure"

"I was touched by something very like despair"

"The mind of man is capable of anything"

"Everything belongs to him—but that is a trifle"

"He wanted no more than just power"