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Madness alone is truly terrifying, inasmuch as you cannot placate it by threats, persuasion, or bribes.

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Joseph Conrad
Age: 66 †
Born: 1857
Born: December 3
Died: 1924
Died: August 3
Author
Autobiographer
Essayist
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Screenwriter
Writer
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Jozef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski
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