...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

 

...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.


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Blue, green, grey, white, or black; smooth, ruffled, or mountainous; that ocean is not silent.

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The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear. And the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.

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