# Quote — Joseph Conrad, The Shadow-Line

> He feared neither God, nor devil, nor man, nor wind, nor sea, nor his own conscience. And I believe he hated everybody and everything. But I think he was afraid to die. I believe I am the only man who ever stood up to him.

- Author: [Joseph Conrad](https://www.leafyquotes.com/joseph-conrad.md)
- Book: [The Shadow-Line](https://www.leafyquotes.com/joseph-conrad/the-shadow-line.md)
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