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Robert E. Howard was an American author known for his fantasy and adventure novels. His works are renowned for their imaginative stories and unique characters, with the most famous being the Conan the Barbarian series. Howard's brief life produced a vast amount of short stories, which had a profound impact on the development of fantasy literature.

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Famous Robert E. Howard Quotes

“I have not died as men may die, nor sinned as men have sinned, But I have reached a misty sky upon a granite wind.”

Death Sin Eulogy

Book:Robert E. Howard: Selected Poems

Source: Robert E. Howard: Selected Poems

“Mingle my dust with the burning brand, Scatter it free to the sky Fling it wide on the ocean’s sand, From peaks where the vultures fly.”

Death Sky Dust

Book:Robert E. Howard Selected Letters 1923-1930

Source: Robert E. Howard Selected Letters 1923-1930

“When I cannot stand alone, it will be time to die.”

Death Dies Stand Alone

Book:Fantastical Tales - The Ultimate Collection of Sword & Sorcery Action-Adventures, Time Travel & Mythical Worlds: Conan the Barbarian Series, The ‘Kull the Conqueror

Source: Fantastical Tales - The Ultimate Collection of Sword & Sorcery Action-Adventures, Time Travel & Mythical Worlds: Conan the Barbarian Series, The ‘Kull the Conqueror

“It is not pleasant to come upon Death in a lonely place at midnight.”

Death Lonely Pleasant Midnight Lonely Places

Book:THE CONAN SAGA: The Complete Epic

Source: THE CONAN SAGA: The Complete Epic

“What is death but a traversing of eternities and a crossing of cosmic oceans?”

Death Ocean Eternity Cosmic Crossings

Book:Kull: Exile of Atlantis

Source: Kull: Exile of Atlantis