Quotes by H. P. Lovecraft

H. P. Lovecraft

H. P. Lovecraft

American writer

Lived from: 1890 - 1937

Category: Writers (Contemporary) Country: FlagUnited States

Born: 20 august 1890 Died: 15 march 1937

  • I never ask a man what his business is, for it never interests me. What I ask him about are his thoughts and dreams.
  • I could not write about 'ordinary people' because I am not in the least interested in them.

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  • From even the greatest of horrors, irony is seldom absent.
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  • I could not write about 'ordinary people' because I am not in the least interested in them.
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  • I do not think that any realism is beautiful.
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  • I never ask a man what his business is, for it never interests me. What I ask him about are his thoughts and dreams.
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  • In writing a weird story, I always try very carefully to achieve the right mood and atmosphere and place the emphasis where it belongs.
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  • It is a mistake to fancy that horror is associated inextricably with darkness, silence, and solitude.
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  • The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.
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  • The process of delving into the black abyss is to me the keenest form of fascination.
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  • Toil without song is like a weary journey without an end.
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  • Unhappy is he to whom the memories of childhood bring only fear and sadness.
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  • Very few minds are strictly normal, and all religious fanatics are marked with abnormalities of various sorts.
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  • We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far.
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  • What a man does for pay is of little significance. What he is, as a sensitive instrument responsive to the world's beauty, is everything!
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What are the most famous quotes from H. P. Lovecraft?

The two most famous quotes from H. P. Lovecraft are:

  • "From even the greatest of horrors, irony is seldom absent.
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  • "I could not write about 'ordinary people' because I am not in the least interested in them."

When did H. P. Lovecraft live?

H. P. Lovecraft was born in 1890 and died in the year 1937.