Despite my solitary life, I have found infinite joy in books and writing, and am by far too much interested in the… — H. P. Lovecraft Copy Share Image
The moon is dark, and the gods dance in the night; there is terror in the sky, for upon the moon hath… — H. P. Lovecraft Copy Share Image
But more wonderful than the lore of old men and the lore of books is the secret lore of ocean. — H. P. Lovecraft Copy Share Image
I have no illusions concerning the precarious status of my tales and do not expect to become a serious competitor of my… — H. P. Lovecraft Copy Share Image
There are probably seven persons, in all, who really like my work; and they are enough. I should write even if I… — H. P. Lovecraft Copy Share Image
All attempts at gaining literary polish must begin with judicious reading, and the learner must never cease to hold this phase uppermost.… — H. P. Lovecraft Copy Share Image
For correct writing, the cultivation of patience and mental accuracy is essential. Throughout the young author's period of apprenticeship, he must keep… — H. P. Lovecraft Copy Share Image
One cannot be too careful in the selection of adjectives for descriptions. Words or compounds which describe precisely, and which convey exactly… — H. P. Lovecraft Copy Share Image
Even when the characters are supposed to be accustomed to the wonder, I try to weave an air of awe and impressiveness… — H. P. Lovecraft Copy Share Image
The end of a story must be stronger rather than weaker than the beginning, since it is the end which contains the… — H. P. Lovecraft Copy Share Image
I have concluded that Literature is no proper pursuit for a gentleman and that Writing ought never to be consider'd but as… — H. P. Lovecraft Copy Share Image
More wonderful than the lore of old men and the lore of books is the secret lore of the ocean. Blue, green,… — H. P. Lovecraft Copy Share Image
It is the night-black Massachusetts legendry which packs the really macabre "kick". Here is material for a really profound study in group-neuroticism; for certainly,… — H. P. Lovecraft Copy Share
“Sounds—possibly musical—heard in the night from other worlds or realms of being.” — H. P. Lovecraft Copy Share
Very few minds are strictly normal, and all religious fanatics are marked with abnormalities of various sorts. — H. P. Lovecraft Copy Share
It's not a bad idea to call this Cthulhuism & Yog-Sothothery of mine "The Mythology of Hastur" - although it was really from Machen… — H. P. Lovecraft Copy Share
The appeal of the spectrally macabre is generally narrow because it demands from the reader a certain degree of imagination and a capacity for… — H. P. Lovecraft Copy Share
There are probably seven persons, in all, who really like my work; and they are enough. I should write even if I were the… — H. P. Lovecraft Copy Share
Nothing is really typical of my efforts... I'm simply casting about for better ways to crystallise and capture certain strong impressions (involving the elements… — H. P. Lovecraft Copy Share
Thus I began my systematic though half-bewildered tour of Innsmouth's narrow, shadow-blighted ways. Crossing the bridge and turning toward the roar of the lower… — H. P. Lovecraft Copy Share
Of what use is it to please the herd? They are simply coarse animals - for all that is admirable in man is the… — H. P. Lovecraft Copy Share
“How little does the earth self know life and its extent! How little, indeed, ought it to know for its own tranquility!” — H. P. Lovecraft Copy Share
The trees grew too thickly, and their trunks were too big for any healthy New England wood. There was too much silence in the… — H. P. Lovecraft Copy Share
Plots may be simple or complex, but suspense, and climactic progress from one incident to another, are essential. Every incident in a fictional work… — H. P. Lovecraft Copy Share
Cosmic terror appears as an ingredient of the earliest folklore of all races and is crystallised in the most archaic ballads, chronicles, and sacred… — H. P. Lovecraft Copy Share
Truth is of no practical value to mankind save as it affects terrestrial phenomena, hence the discoveries of science should be concealed or glossed… — H. P. Lovecraft Copy Share
