Quote Originally taken from Joseph Conrad's novella Heart of Darkness.
Quoted in Peter Jacksons remake of King Kong
Mr. Hayes : We could not understand because we were too far and could not remember because we were traveling in the night of first ages, of those ages that are gone, leaving hardly a sign - and no memories. The earth seemed unearthly. We are accustomed to look upon the shackled form of a conquered monster, but there - there you could look at a thing monstrous and free.