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Fear Quotes by H. P. Lovecraft

10 Fear quotes by H. P. Lovecraft

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If you enjoy a shiver, H. P. Lovecraft’s ten terse quotes on fear deliver that classic, unsettling vibe in a flash. Their gothic tone captures dread’s cold grip, offering a quick dip into the macabre for those moments when the night feels too quiet.

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Unhappy is he to whom the memories of childhood bring only fear and sadness.

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Fear is our deepest and strongest emotion, and the one which best lends itself to the creation of nature-defying illusions.

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The darkness always teemed with unexplained sound - and yet he sometimes shook with fear lest the noises he heard subside and…

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Something like fear chilled me as I sat there in the small hours alone-I say alone, for one who sits by a…

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Horror and the unknown or the strange are always closely connected so that it is hard to create a convincing picture of…

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It is in dreams that I have known the real clutch of stark, hideous, maddening, paralysing fear. My infant nightmares were classics,…

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Slowly but inexorably crawling upon my consciousness and rising above every other impression, came a dizzying fear of the unknown; a fear…

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Nothing is really typical of my efforts... I'm simply casting about for better ways to crystallise and capture certain strong impressions (involving…

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It is good to be a cynic - it is better to be a contented cat - and it is best not…

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Truly, there are terrible primal arcana of earth which had better be left unknown and unevoked; dread secrets which have nothing to…

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