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“There was nothing to be gathered from her letter, more than that he was low and nervous. In those words, of which healthy people think so lightly, what a world of suffering is sometimes hidden!”
― Fighters of Fear: Occult Detective Stories
― Fighters of Fear: Occult Detective Stories

“Think of it. Mankind has domesticated plants for ten thousand years, changing them to suit his desires. But plants emerged on land millions of years before the first walking fish, and they have had two hundred million years to learn to make animals serve them. “All of humankind is enslaved by grains, fruit and livestock. All these species drove men to reshape the world to spread their genes. At the behest of corn and bananas and coffee and cocaine, man has cut down nearly all of the forests. They have cut out their lungs to fill their bellies.”
― Cthulhu Fhtagn!
― Cthulhu Fhtagn!

“By now you should realise that if anybody asks if you would like something in a Japanese toilet, it won’t end well.”
― Toshiden: Exploring Japanese Urban Legends: Volume Two
― Toshiden: Exploring Japanese Urban Legends: Volume Two

“You cannot truly believe that people can talk to the dead?” I challenged him. “Why not?” my companion replied. “People do it all the time. The question that intrigues us is: can the dead talk back?”
― Sherlock Holmes: Adventures in the Realms of H.P. Lovecraft: Volume Two
― Sherlock Holmes: Adventures in the Realms of H.P. Lovecraft: Volume Two

“Good is always inherently stronger than evil. If, for instance, health were not, broadly speaking, stronger than disease, the poisonous germs floating about the world would kill off the human race inside twelve months.”
― Ghosts: Being the Experiences of Flaxman Low
― Ghosts: Being the Experiences of Flaxman Low
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