H. P. Lovecraft Quotes


It is easy to remove the mind from harping on the lost illusion of immortality. The disciplined intellect fears nothing and craves no sugar-plum at the day's end, but is content to accept life and serve society as best it may. Personally I would not care for immortality in the least. There is nothing better than oblivion, since in oblivion there is no wish unfulfilled. We had it before we were born, yet did not complain. Shall we whine because we know it will return? It is Elysium enough for me, at any rate.


Citations

Lovecraft, H. P. Selected Letters II, 1925-1929. Edited by August Derleth and Donald Wandrei, Arkham House, 1968.

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H. P. Lovecraft
H. P. Lovecraft
  • Born: August 20, 1890
  • Died: March 15, 1937
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Short Story Writer, Editor, Novelist, Poet

Howard Phillips Lovecraft was an American writer of weird and horror fiction, who is known for his creation of what became known as the Cthulhu Mythos.