“All my tales are based on the fundamental premise that common human laws and interests and emotions have no validity or significance in the vast cosmos-at-large.” HumansLawInterestCommonEmotionFundamentalsTalesCosmosSignificancePremisesValidityOrganic Life Book:The Classic Horror Stories Source: The Classic Horror Stories
“Good resolutions are useless attempts to interfere with scientific laws. Their origin is pure vanity. Their result is absolutely nil. They give us, now and then, some of those luxurious sterile emotions that have a certain charm for the weak.... They are simply cheques that men draw on a bank where they have no account.” MenGivingLawCertainResultsEmotionPureDrawsWeakAccountsVanityUselessCharmResolutionNow And ThenInterfereRespectabilityLuxuriousCheques Book:The Picture of Dorian Gray and Three Stories Source: The Picture of Dorian Gray and Three Stories