Wednesday, April 09, 2003

The Horror

Did he live his life again in every detail of desire, temptation, and surrender during that supreme moment of complete knowledge? He cried in a whisper at some image, at some vision -- he cried out twice, a cry that was no more than a breath:

'The horror! The horror!'

I blew the candle out and left the cabin.

-- Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad

No comments:

Post a Comment

Circa Now