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title: "1 Road Good Quotes By Robert E. Howard"
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> [The sea-road is good for wanderers and landless men. There is quenching of thirst on the grey paths of the winds, and the flying clouds to still the sting of lost dreams.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-e-howard/the-sea-road-is-good-for-wanderers-and-landless-men-there-is/)

[Robert E. Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-e-howard/)

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## More by Robert E. Howard

> [Don't you think that as a people, Americans have less poetry, real poetry, in their souls than any other nations?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-e-howard/don-t-you-think-that-as-a-people-americans-have-less-poetry-real/)

[Robert E. Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-e-howard/)

> [I became a writer in spite of my environments.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-e-howard/i-became-a-writer-in-spite-of-my-environments/)

[Robert E. Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-e-howard/)

> [Over the souls of men spread the condor wings of colossal monsters and all manner of evil things prey upon the heart and soul…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-e-howard/over-the-souls-of-men-spread-the-condor-wings-of-colossal-monsters/)

[Robert E. Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-e-howard/)

> [“There was no life in the Abyss, save that which was incorporated in me," it tolled. "Nor was there light, nor motion, nor any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-e-howard/there-was-no-life-in-the-abyss-save-that-which-was-incorporated-in-me/)

[Robert E. Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-e-howard/)

> [“That's the way with civilized men. When they can't explain something by their half-baked science, they refuse to believe it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-e-howard/that-s-the-way-with-civilized-men-when-they-can-t-explain-something/)

[Robert E. Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-e-howard/)

> [I live, I burn with life, I love, I slay, & am content.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-e-howard/i-live-i-burn-with-life-i-love-i-slay-am-content/)

[Robert E. Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-e-howard/)

> [Coming, as I do, from mountain folk on one side and sea followers on the other, there are few old songs of the hills…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-e-howard/coming-as-i-do-from-mountain-folk-on-one-side-and-sea-followers-on/)

[Robert E. Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-e-howard/)

> [“A true fanatic, his promptings were reasons enough for his actions.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-e-howard/a-true-fanatic-his-promptings-were-reasons-enough-for-his-actions/)

[Robert E. Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-e-howard/)

> [I have put off the past like a worn-out cloak.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-e-howard/i-have-put-off-the-past-like-a-worn-out-cloak/)

[Robert E. Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-e-howard/)

> [“Again the governor knelt, for part of his wisdom was the knowledge that a woman in such an emotional tempest is as perilous as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-e-howard/again-the-governor-knelt-for-part-of-his-wisdom-was-the-knowledge/)

[Robert E. Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-e-howard/)

> [“When you allow the elevation of a man, one can be sure that you'll profit by his advancement. I've earned everything I've won, with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-e-howard/when-you-allow-the-elevation-of-a-man-one-can-be-sure-that-you-ll/)

[Robert E. Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-e-howard/)

> [I never saw a man fight as Conan fought. He put his back to the courtyard wall, and before they overpowered him the dead…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-e-howard/i-never-saw-a-man-fight-as-conan-fought-he-put-his-back-to-the/)

[Robert E. Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-e-howard/)

> [“There was no explaining this thing, but it was so. he was on Xapur, and that fantastic heap of towering masonry was on Xapur,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-e-howard/there-was-no-explaining-this-thing-but-it-was-so-he-was-on-xapur-and/)

[Robert E. Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-e-howard/)

> [“Gleaming shell of an outworn lie; fable of Right divine— You gained your crowns by heritage, but Blood was the price of mine. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-e-howard/gleaming-shell-of-an-outworn-lie-fable-of-right-divine-you-gained/)

[Robert E. Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-e-howard/)

> [Civilization is a natural and inevitable consequence - whether good or evil I am not prepared to state.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-e-howard/civilization-is-a-natural-and-inevitable-consequence-whether-good-or/)

[Robert E. Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-e-howard/)

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