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

Quote by H P Lovecraft

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Searchers after horror haunt strange, far places.

Searchers after horror haunt strange, far places.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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?

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

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

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...

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...

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 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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...