"But the idea of a man making his……" — Robert E. Howard
"But the idea of a man making his living by writing seemed, in that hardy environment, so fantastic that even today I am sometimes myself assailed by a feeling of unreality."
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Robert E. Howard
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43 Quotes by Robert E. Howard
Robert E. Howard has 43 quotes on this site.
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A kingdom is not lost by a single defeat.
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Civilization is a natural and inevitable consequence - whether good or evil I am not prepared to state.
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Break the skin of civilization and you find the ape, roaring and red-handed.
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Wits and swords are as straws against the wisdom of the Darkness...
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For man's only weapon is courage that flinches not from the gates of Hell itself, and against such not even…
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Time and times are but cogwheels, unmatched, grinding on oblivious to one another. Occasionally - oh, very rarely! - the…
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I became a writer in spite of my environments.
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But whatever my failure, I have this thing to remember - that I was a pioneer in my profession, just…
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I have not been a success, and probably never will be.
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I had neither expert aid nor advice. I studied no courses in writing; until a year or so ago, I…
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I have accomplished little enough, but such as it is, it is the result of my own efforts.
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It seems to me that many writers, by virtue of environments of culture, art and education, slip into writing because…
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In those days, our Declaration of Independence was held sacred by all, and thought to include all; but now, to…
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[T]he influence of the German school is most obvious in relation to the contract theory of the origin of the…
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For nearly five years the present Ministers have harassed every trade, worried every profession, and assailed or menaced every class,…
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All my writings may be considered tasks imposed from within, their source was a fateful compulsion. What I wrote were…
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It is a most fearful fact to think of, that in every heart there is some secret spring that would…
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I sometimes think I should like to give up business entirely. The care and worriment attending large business interests are…
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Beauty is assailed from two directions - by the cult of ugliness in the arts, and by the cult of…
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Most government officials are rushing headlong to solve the problems of 50 years ago, with their ears assailed by the…
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When they are assailed by despair, young people should let universal concerns into their lives.
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An insignificant right becomes important when it is assailed.
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The enemy has assailed my outposts in heavy force. I have fallen back on the line of Bull Run and…
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