Strange Quotes by H. P. Lovecraft

9 Strange quotes by H. P. Lovecraft

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H. P. Lovecraft’s strange‑themed snippets are few yet unsettling, each a glimpse into his unsettling vision of the unknown. This short set captures the eerie essence of his imagination.

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Searchers after horror haunt strange, far places.

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The cat is cryptic, and close to strange things which men cannot see.

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I should describe mine own nature as tripartite, my interests consisting of three parallel and dissociated groups - (a) Love of the…

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Though not a participant in the Business of life; I am, like the character of Addison and Steele, an impartial (or more…

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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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The ignorant and the deluded are, I think, in a strange way to be envied. That which is not known of does…

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Children will always be afraid of the dark, and men with minds sensitive to hereditary impulse will always tremble at the thought…

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More wonderful than the lore of old men and the lore of books is the secret lore of the ocean. Blue, green,…

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Some of us awake in the night with strange phantasms of enchanted hills and gardens, of fountains that sing in the sun,…

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