"Barbarianism is the natural state of mankind. Civilization……" — Robert E. Howard
"Barbarianism is the natural state of mankind. Civilization is unnatural. It is the whim of circumstance. And barbarianism must ultimately triumph"
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43 Quotes by Robert E. Howard
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- A kingdom is not lost by a single defeat.
- Civilization is a natural and inevitable consequence - whether good or evil I am not prepared to state.
- Break the skin of civilization and you find the ape, roaring and red-handed.
- Wits and swords are as straws against the wisdom of the Darkness...
- For man's only weapon is courage that flinches not from the gates of Hell itself, and against such not even…
- Time and times are but cogwheels, unmatched, grinding on oblivious to one another. Occasionally - oh, very rarely! - the…
- I became a writer in spite of my environments.
- But the idea of a man making his living by writing seemed, in that hardy environment, so fantastic that even…
- But whatever my failure, I have this thing to remember - that I was a pioneer in my profession, just…
- I have not been a success, and probably never will be.
- I had neither expert aid nor advice. I studied no courses in writing; until a year or so ago, I…
- I have accomplished little enough, but such as it is, it is the result of my own efforts.
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