— Joseph Conrad, Tales of Unrest
"As to Karain, nothing could happen to him unless what happens to all—failure and death; but his quality was to appear clothed in the illusion of unavoidable success."
— Joseph Conrad, "Karain," Tales of Unrest
Thursday, February 7, 2008
First Post
"As for the story itself it is true enough in its essentials. The sustained invention of a really telling lie demands a talent which I do not possess."
"As to Karain, nothing could happen to him unless what happens to all—failure and death; but his quality was to appear clothed in the illusion of unavoidable success."
"As to Karain, nothing could happen to him unless what happens to all—failure and death; but his quality was to appear clothed in the illusion of unavoidable success."
