H. P. Lovecraft Quotes

I have concluded that Literature is no proper pursuit for a gentleman and that Writing ought never to be consider'd but as an elegant Accomplishment to be indulg'd in with infrequency and Discrimination.

H. P. Lovecraft

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 20, 1890 - March 15, 1937

Topics

WritingGentlemanAccomplishment

Why spend money on movies when you can spend it on gas? Or dry cleaning? Or groceries?

Andre Leon Talley

MoneyYouCleaningMoviesWhyDry

To rest satisfied with existing evils, as if we could do nothing, is not obedience; but neither is it obedience to imitate the actions of the apostles.

John Nelson Darby

RestObedienceNothingSatisfied

Nobody's life is as romantic as it is in fiction.

Ruth Glick

LifeRomanticNobodyFiction

How do you redefine love when your idea of love is something that's so violent? When your idea of passion is anger, how do you fix that?

Rupi Kaur

LovePassionAngerLove IsYouFix

I'm a big believer in puking out all your thoughts in a single sitting and getting some version of the work down, because the alternative just prolongs the agony. The first draft is hideous and ajskdlkdfksjdfslfjk, but it's just a map for where the big blocks go.

Mary H.K. Choi

WorkThoughtsDownGoSittingMap

Everyone talks about discovery, but I really believe that great content finds its audience.

Mitch Lasky

GreatBelieveDiscoveryContent

He was a bold man that first ate an oyster.

Jonathan Swift

FoodManBoldFirstOysterHe

Some people can act Hollywood and others don't. I just try to live my life as a normal, everyday man. At times, fame does get to you. But you must stay positive and remember two things: It's easier to be happy, and without all those fans, life wouldn't be as good as it is.

Chumlee

LifePositiveGoodLiveManHappy

I want to show all sides of myself. I mean, I don't want to howl at the moon my whole life, you know?

Pauly Shore

LifeMyselfMoonYouKnowWant

When you're on the road, there's no time for second chances and messing yourself up.

Shaun Alexander

TimeYourselfRoadYouUpChances

Abbott and Costello were huge for me as a very young person.

Tim Heidecker

MePersonYoungVeryWereCostello

The work that I've gotten in the hiatuses seems to indicate that I will have a little more work after 'Mad Men' than I did when I was scraping by while I was temping in New York, but who knows? People very easily could be like, 'Meh, we're done with that. We've got Jon Hamm. We're good without the weird one with glasses.'

Rich Sommer

WorkGoodMenNew YorkPeopleWeird

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