Robert E. Howard Soul Quotations

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.

Any but the most brutish of men must be touched with a certain awe or wonder at the baring of a woman's naked soul.

How can I wear the harness of toil And sweat at the daily round, While in my soul forever The drums of Pictdom sound?

He was . . . a strange blending of Puritan and Cavalier, with a touch of the ancient philosopher, and more than a touch of the pagan. . . . A hunger in his soul drove him on and on, an urge to right all wrongs, protect all weaker things. . . . Wayward and restless as the wind, he was consistent in only one respect—he was true to his ideals of justice and right. Such was Solomon Kane.

My body seems a mere encumbrance to me; an imbecillic wagon, hitched to the horse of desire, which is the soul.