All life is only a set of pictures in the brain, among which there is no difference betwixt those born of real things and those born of inward dreamings, and no cause to value the one above the other.

Quote by H P Lovecraft

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That is not dead which can eternal lie, yet with stranger aeons, even Death may...

That is not dead which can eternal lie, yet with stranger aeons, even Death may...

There be those who say that things and places have souls, and there be those...

There be those who say that things and places have souls, and there be those...

If I could create an ideal world, it would be an England with the fire...

If I could create an ideal world, it would be an England with the fire...

We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of...

We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of...

Bunch together a group of people deliberately chosen for strong religious feelings, and you have...

Bunch together a group of people deliberately chosen for strong religious feelings, and you have...

We shall see that at which dogs howl in the dark, and that at which...

We shall see that at which dogs howl in the dark, and that at which...

Ocean is more ancient than the mountains, and freighted with the memories and the dreams...

Ocean is more ancient than the mountains, and freighted with the memories and the dreams...

I am disillusioned enough to know that no man's opinion on any subject is worth...

I am disillusioned enough to know that no man's opinion on any subject is worth...

Toil without song is like a weary journey without an end.

Toil without song is like a weary journey without an end.

If religion were true, its followers would not try to bludgeon their young into an...

If religion were true, its followers would not try to bludgeon their young into an...

What a man does for pay is of little significance. What he is, as a...

What a man does for pay is of little significance. What he is, as a...

The process of delving into the black abyss is to me the keenest form of...

The process of delving into the black abyss is to me the keenest form of...

Blue, green, grey, white, or black; smooth, ruffled, or mountainous; that ocean is not silent.

Blue, green, grey, white, or black; smooth, ruffled, or mountainous; that ocean is not silent.

I couldn't live a week without a private library - indeed, I'd part with all...

I couldn't live a week without a private library - indeed, I'd part with all...

I never ask a man what his business is, for it never interests me. What...

I never ask a man what his business is, for it never interests me. What...

Searchers after horror haunt strange, far places.

Searchers after horror haunt strange, far places.

I fear my enthusiasm flags when real work is demanded of me.

I fear my enthusiasm flags when real work is demanded of me.

The most merciful thing in the world... is the inability of the human mind to...

The most merciful thing in the world... is the inability of the human mind to...

Heaven knows where I'll end up - but it's a safe bet that I'll never...

Heaven knows where I'll end up - but it's a safe bet that I'll never...

To the scientist there is the joy in pursuing truth which nearly counteracts the depressing...

To the scientist there is the joy in pursuing truth which nearly counteracts the depressing...