Woe to the man whose heart has not learned while young to ho... - Joseph Conrad

"Perhaps life is just that... a dream and a fear"

"Of all the inanimate objects, of all men's creations, books are the nearest to us for they contain our very thoughts, our ambitions, our indignations, our illusions, our fidelity to the truth, and our persistent leanings to error. But most of all they resemble us in their precious hold on life."

"Woe to the man whose heart has not learned while young to hope, to love - and to put its trust in life."

"Woe to the man whose heart has not learned while young to hope, to love - and to put its trust in life."

"Facing it, always facing it, that’s the way to get through. Face it."