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H. P. Lovecraft

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Who is H. P. Lovecraft? The quotes below are the best introduction we can offer. H. P. Lovecraft's observations on Dreams are as sharp as their thoughts on Truth, revealing genuine breadth of mind. Browse 10 quotes by H. P. Lovecraft that cover ground from Dreams, Truth, Work, Religion, and Fear. A line that stays with you: "I fear my enthusiasm flags when real work is demanded of me."

“I fear my enthusiasm flags when real work is demanded of me.”

— H. P. Lovecraft

Fear

All Quotes by H. P. Lovecraft

“Ocean is more ancient than the mountains, and freighted with the memories and the dreams of Time.”

— H. P. Lovecraft

Dreams

“What a man does for pay is of little significance. What he is, as a sensitive instrument responsive to the world's beauty, is everything!”

— H. P. Lovecraft

Beauty

“But are not the dreams of poets and the tales of travellers notoriously false?”

— H. P. Lovecraft

Dreams

“To the scientist there is the joy in pursuing truth which nearly counteracts the depressing revelations of truth.”

— H. P. Lovecraft

Truth

“I never ask a man what his business is, for it never interests me. What I ask him about are his thoughts and dreams.”

— H. P. Lovecraft

Business

“I fear my enthusiasm flags when real work is demanded of me.”

— H. P. Lovecraft

Fear

“If religion were true, its followers would not try to bludgeon their young into an artificial conformity but would merely insist on their unbending quest for truth, irrespective of artificial backgrounds or practical consequences.”

— H. P. Lovecraft

Religion