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H. P. Lovecraft Quotes

H. P. Lovecraft quotes about memories

American Novelist August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937

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H. P. Lovecraft quote: "Unhappy is he to whom the memories of childhood bring only..."
Unhappy is he to whom the memories of childhood bring only fear and sadness. H. P. Lovecraft
H. P. Lovecraft quote: "Ocean is more ancient than the mountains, and freighted with..."
Ocean is more ancient than the mountains, and freighted with the memories and the dreams of Time. H. P. Lovecraft
Certainly, the terror of a deserted house swells in geometrical rather than arithmetical progression as houses multiply to form a city of stark desolation. The sight of such endless avenues of fishy-eyed vacancy and death, and the thought of such linked infinities of black, brooding compartments given over to cob-webs and memories and the conqueror worm, start up vestigial fears and aversions that not even the stoutest philosophy can disperse. H. P. Lovecraft
The sea can bind us to her many moods, whispering to us by the subtle token of a shadow or a gleam upon the waves, and hinting in these ways of her mournfulness or rejoicing. Always she is remembering old things, and these memories, though we may not grasp them, are imparted to us, so that we share her gaiety or remorse. H. P. Lovecraft
That's because only a real artist knows the actual anatomy of the terrible or the physiology of fear - the exact sort of lines and proportions that connect up with latent instincts or hereditary memories of fright, and the proper colour contrasts and lighting effects to stir the dormant sense of strangeness. H. P. Lovecraft
But the ship swept on, and the dusk hushed the hum of the day, and the first stars above blinked answers to the early fireflies on the banks as that jungle fell far behind, leaving only its fragrance as a memory that it had been. H. P. Lovecraft
H. P. Lovecraft quote: "Memories and possibilities are even more hideous than realities."
Memories and possibilities are even more hideous than realities. H. P. Lovecraft
H. P. Lovecraft quote: "Ultimate horror often paralyses memory in a merciful way."
Ultimate horror often paralyses memory in a merciful way. H. P. Lovecraft

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