Marlow Quotes in Lord Jim (1965)

Marlow: [first lines; narrating] Joseph Conrad wrote, "If you want to know the age of the Earth, look upon the sea in a storm." But what storm could fully reveal the heart of a man?

Marlow: [Narrating] One hope kept Jim going - a hope common to most men. Rich or poor, strong or weak, who among us has not begged God for a second chance?

Kirsten Toomey: [crying] Please, God...

Marlow: [speaking in vampire language] God?

[Marlow looks around, and then after a long pause he stares into Kirsten's eyes]

Marlow: [coldly, in English] No god.

Marlow: [speaking in vampire language] That which can be broken must be broken.

Marlow: [speaking in vampire language] When man meets a force he can't destroy, he destroys himself. What a plague you are.

Marlow: [speaking in vampire language] The heads must be separated from their bodies. Do not turn them.

Marlow: [speaking in vampire language] There is no escape. No hope. Only hunger and pain.

Marlow: [Sees Eben walking towards him] Shukanu ja'miph!

[the One who fights!]

Marlow: [speaking in vampire language] We should have come here ages ago.

Marlow: [Under his breath as Eben approaches] Come and see.