Best quotes by H. P. Lovecraft on Fear

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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.
    - H. P. Lovecraft
  • Unhappy is he to whom the memories of childhood bring only fear and sadness.
    - H. P. Lovecraft
  • I fear my enthusiasm flags when real work is demanded of me.
    - H. P. Lovecraft
  • Fear is our deepest and strongest emotion, and the one which best lends itself to the creation of nature-defying illusions.
    - H. P. Lovecraft
  • Horror and the unknown or the strange are always closely connected so that it is hard to create a convincing picture of shattered natural law or cosmic alienage or 'outsideness' without laying stress on the emotion of fear.
    - H. P. Lovecraft
  • Nothing is really typical of my efforts... I'm simply casting about for better ways to crystallise and capture certain strong impressions (involving the elements of time, the unknown, cause and effect, fear, scenic and architectural beauty, and other seemingly ill-assorted things) which persist in clamouring for expression.
    - H. P. Lovecraft