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Arthur Machen was an English author renowned for his supernatural and horror fiction. His works often explore the boundaries between human consciousness and the supernatural, profoundly influencing 20th-century horror literature.

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Famous Arthur Machen Quotes

“Villiers, that woman, if I can call her a woman, corrupted my soul. The night of the wedding I found myself sitting in her bedroom in the hotel, listening to her talk. She was sitting up in bed, and I listened to her as she spoke in her beautiful voice, spoke of things which even now I would dare not whisper in the blackest night, though I stood in the midst of a wilderness.”

Soul Marriage Corruption

Book:The Great God Pan

Source: The Great God Pan

“We lead two lives, and the half of our soul is madness, and half heaven is lit by a black sun. I say I am a man, is the other that hides in me?”

Men Two Soul Heaven Black Half Sun Madness Lit Two Lives

Book:Delphi Collected Works of Arthur Machen (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Collected Works of Arthur Machen (Illustrated)

“In every grain of wheat there lies hidden the soul of a star.”

Soul Lying Stars Grain Wheat

Book:The House of Souls: Horror Stories Collections

Source: The House of Souls: Horror Stories Collections

About the Author

Born: March 3, 1863
Died: December 15, 1947
Known for: Author
Quotes: 30

Books & Sources

Delphi Collected Works of Arthur Machen (Illustrated)Related source material

The Great God PanRelated source material

The House of Souls: Horror Stories CollectionsRelated source material

The Three ImpostorsRelated source material

The White People and Other Stories: The Best Weird Tales of Arthur MachenRelated source material

The White People and Other Weird StoriesRelated source material

Collected Fiction Volume 1: 1888-1895Related source material

Spirits of Battle: featuring The BowmenRelated source material

The Autobiography of Arthur MachenRelated source material

The Great God Pan and Other Horror StoriesRelated source material

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