Sign in with Facebook
“Everything belonged to him—but that was a trifle. The thing was to know what he belonged to, how many powers of darkness claimed him for their own.”
― Heart of Darkness
― Heart of Darkness
“Love and be silent.”
― King Lear
― King Lear
“A fool, what with sheer fright and fine sentiments, is always safe.”
― Heart of Darkness
― Heart of Darkness
“Fine fellows—cannibals—in their place.”
― Heart of Darkness
― Heart of Darkness
“Mr. Kurtz lacked restraint in the gratification of his various lusts, that there was something wanting in him--some small matter which, when the pressing need arose, could not be found under his magnificent eloquence.
Whether he knew of this deficiency himself I can't say. I think the knowledge came to him at last--only at the very last.
But the wilderness had found him out early, and had taken on him a terrible vengeance for the fantastic invasion. I think it had whispered to him things about himself which he did not know, things of which he had no conception till he took counsel with this great solitude--and the whisper had proved irresistibly fascinating.
It echoed loudly within him because he was hollow at the core.”
― Heart of Darkness
Whether he knew of this deficiency himself I can't say. I think the knowledge came to him at last--only at the very last.
But the wilderness had found him out early, and had taken on him a terrible vengeance for the fantastic invasion. I think it had whispered to him things about himself which he did not know, things of which he had no conception till he took counsel with this great solitude--and the whisper had proved irresistibly fascinating.
It echoed loudly within him because he was hollow at the core.”
― Heart of Darkness
Sundus’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Sundus’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Sundus hasn't connected with her friends on Goodreads, yet.
Polls voted on by Sundus
Lists liked by Sundus
