“There is, as every schoolboy knows in this scientific age, a very close chemical relation between coal and diamonds. It is the reason, I believe, why some people allude to coal as "black diamonds." Both these commodities represent wealth; but coal is a much less portable form of property.”
Joseph Conrad, born on December 3, 1857 in Poland and died on August 3, 1924 in the United Kingdom, was a renowned British author of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is known for his profound descriptions of maritime life and his insightful explorations of human nature. more
“Ask for this great deliverer now, and find him Eyeless in Gaza at the mill with slaves.”
“A boundless continent, Dark, waste, and wild, under the frown of night Starless expos'd.”
“Hear all ye angels, progeny of light, Thrones, dominations, princedoms, virtues, powers.”