“All fled—all done, so lift me on the pyre—The Feast is over, and the lamps expire.”

“Lift that scimitar against me, you Hyrkanian pig and I'll gut you where you stand!”

“Over the souls of men spread the condor wings of colossal monsters and all manner of evil things prey upon the heart and soul and body of Man. Yet it may be in some far day the shadows shall fade and the Prince of Darkness be chained forever in his hell. And till then mankind can but stand up stoutly to the monsters in his own heart and without, and with the aid of God he may yet triumph.”

“Let me live deep while I live; let me know the rich juices of red meat & stinging wine on my palate, the hot embrace of white arms, the mad exultation of battle when the blue blades flame crimson, and I am content"......Conan the Cimmerian.”

“I think the real reason so many youngsters are clamoring for freedom of some vague sort, is because of unrest and dissatisfaction with present conditions; I don't believe this machine age gives full satisfaction in a spiritual way, if the term may be allowed. ”

“I live, I burn with life, I love, I slay, & am content.”

“Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split, as a general thing.”