Robert E. Howard
Robert E. Howard
Robert Ervin Howardwas an American author who wrote pulp fiction in a diverse range of genres. He is well known for his character Conan the Barbarian and is regarded as the father of the sword and sorcery subgenre...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth22 January 1906
CountryUnited States of America
sound silent invaders
Before the invader sound was born, the Universe was silent and shall be again.
devil way path
I'm not going out of my way looking for devils; but I wouldn't step out of my path to let one go by.
sweat forever soul
How can I wear the harness of toil And sweat at the daily round, While in my soul forever The drums of Pictdom sound?
wine blue flames
Let me live deep while I live; let me know the rich juices of red meat & stinging wine on my palate, the hot embrace of white arms, the mad exultation of battle when the blue blades flame crimson, and I am content"......Conan the Cimmerian.
palate
I live, I burn with life, I love, I slay, & am content.
darkness wit straws
Wits and swords are as straws against the wisdom of the Darkness...
queens kings cheer
Musings The little poets sing of little things: Hope, cheer, and faith, small queens and puppet kings; Lovers who kissed and then were made as one, And modest flowers waving in the sun. The mighty poets write in blood and tears And agony that, flame-like, bites and sears. They reach their mad blind hands into the night, To plumb abysses dead to human sight; To drag from gulfs where lunacy lies curled, Mad, monstrous nightmare shapes to blast the world. [click on the thumbnail by Jack "King" Kirby]
kingdoms defeat lost
A kingdom is not lost by a single defeat.
civilization evil natural
Civilization is a natural and inevitable consequence - whether good or evil I am not prepared to state.
civilization skins red
Break the skin of civilization and you find the ape, roaring and red-handed.
suicide done lamps
All fled—all done, so lift me on the pyre— The Feast is over, and the lamps expire.
agony negation sensations
Every twinge of sensation, even of agony, was a negation of death.
strong-women strong circus
I reckon if I ever marry, she will have to be a strong woman in a circus or something.
blind palate deny
I have known many gods. He who denies them is blind as he who trusts them too deeply.