Clark Ashton Smith quotes

All human thought, all science, all religion, is the holding of a candle to the night of the universe. (Clark Ashton Smith)
To destroy wonder and mystery, is to destroy the only elements that make existence tolerable. View quote
Clark Ashton Smith
Only the impossible has any real charm; the possible has been vulgarized by happening too often. View quote
Clark Ashton Smith
Bow down, I am the emperor of dreams. View quote
Clark Ashton Smith
Lunatics with a speculative bent can sometimes stumble overly close to certain guarded cosmic secrets. View quote
Clark Ashton Smith
Bow down: I am the emperor of dreams; I crown me with the million-colored sun Of secret worlds incredible, and take Their trailing skies for vestment when I soar, Throned on the mounting zenith, and illume The spaceward-flown horizons infinite. View quote
Clark Ashton Smith