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The Epistle is a correction of profession without life, and most valuable in this respect.

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Robert E. Howard

Some mechanism in my sub-consciousness took the dominant characteristics of various prize-fighters, gunmen, bootleggers, oil field bullies, gamblers, and honest workmen I had come in contact with, and combining them all, produced the amalgamation I call Conan the Cimmerian.

Bullies, Bully, Fields, Gunmen, Oil, Workmen
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Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split, as a general thing.

Live Life, Men, Savages, Skulls

I have known many gods. He who denies them is as blind as he who trusts them too deeply. I see not beyond death. Let me live while I live; let me know the rich juices of red meat and stinging wine on my palate, the hot embrace of white arms, the mad exultation of battle when the blue blades flame and crimson, and I am content. I know this: if life is an illusion, then I am no less than an illusion, and being thus, the illusion is real to me. I live, I burn with life, I love, I slay, and am content.

Battle, Blue, Know, Real, White, Wine

When a nation forgets her skill in war, when her religion becomes a mockery, when the whole nation becomes a nation of money-grabbers, then the wild tribes, the barbarians drive in. . . Who will our invaders be? From whence will they come?

Barbarians, Drive, Forgets, Skills, War, Whole

The more I see of what you call civilization, the more highly I think of what you call savagery!

Call, Civilization, Highly, Savagery, Thinking

Over the souls of men spread the condor wings of colossal monsters and all manner of evil things prey upon the heart and soul and body of Man. Yet it may be in some far day the shadows shall fade and the Prince of Darkness be chained forever in his hell. And till then mankind can but stand up stoutly to the monsters in his own heart and without, and with the aid of God he may yet triumph.

Fade, Heart, Manner, Men, Stoutly, Wings
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