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

Quote by H P Lovecraft

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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...

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...

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...

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...

Searchers after horror haunt strange, far places.

Searchers after horror haunt strange, far places.

But more wonderful than the lore of old men and the lore of books is...

But more wonderful than the lore of old men and the lore of books is...

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...

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...

All life is only a set of pictures in the brain, among which there is...

All life is only a set of pictures in the brain, among which there is...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

But are not the dreams of poets and the tales of travellers notoriously false?

But are not the dreams of poets and the tales of travellers notoriously false?

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...

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...

The world is indeed comic, but the joke is on mankind.

The world is indeed comic, but the joke is on mankind.