Despair Quote by Joseph Conrad

“There are no such things. All passion is lost now. The world is mediocre, limp, without force. And madness and despair are a force.…

— Joseph Conrad

“Don't tell me that definition of madness, doing the same thing over again etcetera. The definition of madness is a certain enthusiasm, then there…

— Bianca Stone

“Devoid of the poetry of madness.”

— Elaine Showalter

“Despair is typical of those who do not understand the causes of evil, see no way out, and are incapable of struggle.”

— Vladimir Lenin

“Have you noticed that all your foundations are completely mired in madness? (..) Madness is not to be despised and not to be feared…

— C.G. Jung

“I closed my eyes, adding dark to dark, and the wanting unfurled like the sails of a phantom ship. This could be my universe.…

— Alexis Hall

“There is madness in every single being, is there not?”

— Delia Winters

“The world falls apart from time to time, and madness happens.”

— Dean Koontz

“the characteristics the modern mind prides itself on are precisely those of madness.”

— Ernest Becker

“When life itself seems lunatic, who knows where madness lies? Perhaps to be too practical is madness. To surrender dreams — this may be…

— Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

“Of course, in an age of madness, to expect to be untouched by madness is a form of madness. But the pursuit of sanity…

— Saul Bellow

“What do you think the world is if not just an endless parade of madness? To make war is madness. To seek power is…

— Anthony Ryan