Humans Quotes by H. P. Lovecraft

9 Humans quotes by H. P. Lovecraft

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H. P. Lovecraft’s dark imagination touches on humanity in these nine compact lines. He hints at cosmic insignificance and hidden fears, giving a hauntingly poetic view of our place.

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The greatest human achievements have never been for profit.

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As human beings, our only sensible scale of values is one based on lessening the agony of existence.

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All my tales are based on the fundamental premise that common human laws and interests and emotions have no validity or significance…

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As for the Republicans -- how can one regard seriously a frightened, greedy, nostalgic huddle of tradesmen and lucky idlers who shut…

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Life is not the unique property of Earth. Nor is life in the shape of human beings. Life takes many forms on…

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One can't write a weird story of real power without perfect psychological detachment from the human scene, and a magic prism of…

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Science, already oppressive with its shocking revelations, will perhaps be the ultimate exterminator of our human species - if separate species we…

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I am perfectly confident that I could never adequately convey to any other human being the precise reasons why I continue to…

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The human race will disappear. Other races will appear and disappear in turn. The sky will become icy and void, pierced by…

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