1. “The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.” This quote is from H.P. Lovecraft himself: The quote showing what encompasses all Lovecraftian horror perfectly.

2. “It was a bright smile, a happy smile, and an exaggerated smile, a ridiculous smile” This quote is from Lord Of The Mysteries: A man smiling to his loved ones through the grave.

3. “I have looked upon all the universe has to hold of horror, and even the skies of spring and flowers of summer must ever afterward be poison to me.” This quote is from H.P. Lovecraft himself: this quote can be taken many ways, but my interpretation is that if you only look for the bad, then everything will be bad.

4. “That is not dead which can eternal lie, And with strange aeons even death may die.” This quote comes from H.P. Lovecraft’s “The Nameless City”: this quote is beautiful and shows that just because something or someone is dormant does not mean they are dead.

5. “I never ask a man what his business is, for it never interests me. What I ask him about are his thoughts and dreams.” This quote is from H.P. Lovecraft himself: You don’t learn anything about anyone through their line of work, you learn through their goals in life.

6. “Ultimate horror often paralyzes memory in a merciful way.” This quote comes from H.P. Lovecraft’s “The Rats in the Walls”: Sometimes even your own brain will cope and lie to you but that doesn’t mean we are any less than we are.

7. “We are guardians but also a bunch of miserable wretches that are constantly fighting against dangers and madness.” This quote is from Lord Of The Mysteries: Even heroes have to stay away from the evil temptations of life.

8. “Death is not the end. You will be redeemed when you are at god’s side.” This quote is from Lord Of The Mysteries: Even in death you are loved even if you are not religious your family can look on in love.

9. “It is a mistake to fancy that horror is associated inextricably with darkness, silence, and solitude.” This quote is from Lovecraft’s “The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories”: just because you are scared doesn’t mean you are in a dark place.

10. “A painless death awaits him who can no longer bear the sorrows of this life. ” This quote is from Robert W. Chambers’s “The King in Yellow”: If you don’t care about your life then it won’t be surprising when your life feels like it’s ending.