It is my belief no man ever understands quite his own artful dodges to…

Joseph Conrad
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It is my belief no man ever understands quite his own artful dodges to escape from the grim shadow of self knowledge. ✨ Joseph Conrad (1905). Lord Jim, p.73, McClure, Phillips & Company
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