181 Quotes by Robert E. Howard

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    Man is better without knowledge of things to come, for what is to be will be, and man can neither avert nor hasten. It is better to go in the dark when the road must pass a lion and there is no other road.

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    Animals are neither gods nor fiends, but men in their way without the lust and greed of man.

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    He was . . . a strange blending of Puritan and Cavalier, with a touch of the ancient philosopher, and more than a touch of the pagan. . . . A hunger in his soul drove him on and on, an urge to right all wrongs, protect all weaker things. . . . Wayward and restless as the wind, he was consistent in only one respect—he was true to his ideals of justice and right. Such was Solomon Kane.

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    Aye, you white dog, you are like all your race; but to a black man gold can never pay for blood.

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    How can I wear the harness of toil And sweat at the daily round, While in my soul forever The drums of Pictdom sound?

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