1、“Themostmercifulthingintheworld,Ithink,istheinabilityofthehumanmindtocorrelateallitscontents.”

2、“Ihaveseenbeyondtheboundsofinfinityanddrawndowndaemonsfromthestars...Ihaveharnessedtheshadowsthatstridefromworldtoworldtosowdeathandmadness...”

3、“Thatisnotdeadwhichcaneternallie,Andwithstrangeaeonsevendeathmaydie.”

4、“Ph'ngluimglw'nafhCthulhuR'lyehwgah'naglfhtagn.”

5、“Yog-Sothothknowsthegate.Yog-Sothothisthegate.Yog-Sothothisthekeyandguardianofthegate.Past,present,future,allareoneinYog-Sothoth.”

6、“Itisamistaketofancythathorrorisassociatedinextricablywithdarkness,silence,andsolitude.”

7、“Ofsuchgreatpowersorbeingstheremaybeconceivablyasurvival...asurvivalofahugelyremoteperiodwhen...consciousnesswasmanifested,perhaps,inshapesandformslongsincewithdrawnbeforethetideofadvancinghumanity...formsofwhichpoetryandlegendalonehavecaughtaflyingmemoryandcalledthemgods,monsters,mythicalbeingsofallsortsandkinds...”

8、“Weshalldivedownthroughblackabysses...andinthatlairoftheDeepOnesweshalldwellamidstwonderandgloryforever.”

9、“Theoldestandstrongestemotionofmankindisfear,andtheoldestandstrongestkindoffearisfearoftheunknown.”

10、“Iamwritingthisunderanappreciablementalstrain,sincebytonightIshallbenomore.”

11、“Themostmercifulthingintheworld,Ithink,istheinabilityofthehumanmindtocorrelateallitscontents.Weliveonaplacidislandofignoranceinthemidstofblackseasofinfinity,anditwasnotmeantthatweshouldvoyagefar.Thesciences,eachstraininginitsowndirection,havehithertoharmeduslittle;butsomedaythepiecingtogetherofdissociatedknowledgewillopenupsuchterrifyingvistasofreality,andofourfrightfulpositiontherein,thatweshalleithergomadfromtherevelationorfleefromthelightintothepeaceandsafetyofanewdarkage.”

12、“Forhewasahoaryandvenerablepriest,andtheleaderofthequaintHighlandcultwhichhadcherishedforcenturiesthedarkfaithandscarletritesofthelandofLorne.”

13、“Ihavelookeduponalltheuniversehastoholdofhorror,andeventheskiesofspringandflowersofsummermusteverafterwardbepoisontome.”

14、“Thesefigureswereseldomcompletelyhuman,butoftenapproachedhumanityinvaryingdegree.”

15、“Iamoneofthosewhofreelyandconfidentlyaffirmthatthereisanimmensedealofhumanlifeandhistorythatisnotknowntotheworldatlarge,andthatevenourmostcherishedideasandbeliefsconcerningtheuniversemaybetotallyunfoundedandillusory.”

16、“Withashriekthatdeafened,andalaughthatstilledmyheart,Iseizedmymacheteandswungattheblackapparition.”

17、“Weshallseethatatwhichdogshowlinthedark,andthatatwhichcatsprickuptheirearsaftermidnight.”

18、“Itisabsolutelynecessary,forthepeaceandsafetyofmankind,thatsomeofearth'sdark,deadcornersandunplumbeddepthxxeleftalone;lestsleepingabnormalitieswaketoresurgentlife,andblasphemouslysurvivingnightmaressquirmandsplashoutoftheirblacklairstonewerandwiderconquests.”

19、“Madnessridesthestar-wind...clawsandteethsharpenedoncenturiesofcorpses...drippingdeathastrideabacchanaleofbatsfromnigh-blackruinsofburiedtemplesofBelial...”

20、“Theosophistshaveguessedattheawesomegrandeurofthecosmiccyclewhereinourworldandhumanraceformtransientincidents.Theyhavehintedatstrangesurvivalsintermswhichwouldfreezethebloodifnotmaskedbyablandoptimism.”

21、“Icouldnothelpfeelingthattheywereevilthings—mountainsofmadnesswhosefartherslopeslookedoutoversomeaccursedultimateabyss.”

22、“Iamdisillusionedenoughtoknowthatnoman'sopiniononanysubjectisworthadamnunlesxxackedupwithenoughgenuineinformationtomakehimreallyknowwhathe'stalkingabout.”

23、“Theancientlegendsofallracesrecognizedthefourgreatbeasts--thelion,theelephant,theeagle,andtheserpent.Thesenseofanoverpoweringevilwasassociatedwiththeserpentfromtheearliestages;andtraditionsregardinganAtlanteanserpent-folkarecommonamongalltheoldpeoplesoftheworld.”

24、“AttheMountainsofMadness”isastrongchallengetothereaderbothincontentandinlength.Itcoversatremendousandcomplicatedcosmiccycle,andtheincidentsthereinareofnoslightnorcommonplacekind.”

25、“Knowinghim,Ifeelcertainthathewillbabbleoutthetruth-partofit,atleast-whenIconfronthim.”

26、“Ihadtowalkontowardthedarkarea,presumingmeanwhilethatthefrighteningodorwouldgrowstrongerandstronger.AsIprogressed,thegroundgrewdamperanddamper,andthevegetationmoreandmoretropical.”

27、“Thedarknessheldachaosofhorrors,andtheskywasfullofthingsnotmeantforhumaneyes.”

28、“Despitethemadnessofhisquest,theoldprofessorhadkepthisheadabouthim;andlistenedtohisnotwhollyunscientificreason.”

29、“Therewasnothingwithinhearing,andnothinginsightsaveavastreachofblackheathenrythatfellawayfromthehillstotheroadwhereIstood.”

30、“Weshallgodowntothesunlesssea,andthereweshalldwellinthedepthsoftheocean,andhappyshallwebe.”

31、“Itisalwayseasytoexplaintheunknownintermsoftheknown.Unfortunately,whenitcomestothecosmos,therealisalotstrangerthantheunreal.”

32、“Whatdoweknow,”hehadsaid,“oftheworldandtheuniverseaboutus?Ourmeansofreceivingimpressionsareabsurdlyfew,andournotionsofsurroundingobjectsinfinitelynarrow.Weseethingsonlyasweareconstructedtoseethem,andcangainnoideaoftheirabsolutenature.Withfivefeeblesenseswepretendtocomprehendtheboundlesslycomplexcosmos,yetotherbeingswithawider,stronger,ordifferentrangeofsensesmightnotonlyseeverydifferentlythethingswesee,butmightseeandstudywholeworldsofmatter,energy,andlifewhichliecloseathandyetcanneverbedetectedwiththesenseswehave.”

33、“Ihavesaidthatthesoleeffectofmysomewhatchildishexperiment-thatoflookingdownwithinthetarn-hadbeentodeepenthefirstsingularimpression.Therecanbenodoubtthattheconsciousnessoftherapidincreaseofmysuperstition-forwhyshouldInotsotermit?-servedmainlytoacceleratetheincreaseitself.”

34、“Tobealiveandsentient,hereandnow,wasamiraculousprivilegeandsheshouldappreciateituntilshecouldappreciatenothinganymore.”

35、“Iamreallysorrytohavecausedsomuchtrouble.”

36、“Weshallseethatwhichcausesmentogomad,andwhichtheytrytoforgetbymeansofwineanddrugsandsleep.”

37、“Thefirstthreehoursofamilddeliriumusuallygiverisetofantasticandalmostmeaninglesspleasuresandpains,sometimexxegettingecstaticrevelationsandsometimeshorribledisclosures.”

38、“InsomewayoranotherImusthaveunconsciouslyusedthefigurebeneathinwriting,for,shortlyafterward,Iremembereddreamingofmonstrouscliff-likewallsandpillarsofcyclopeanmasonry,withagreatcarvendooratonesidewhichwasalmosttoosmallforrealmentopass,—squamous,bat-winged,andviscidfiguresthatdancedtheeternalrhythmofthelifelessaether—outlandishnocturnalthingsthatcouldneverhavebeenbornonearth,fortheywereofitsveryprimalelements,andoozeandslimeandnamelessfragmentsofprehistoriccontinents."

39、“Themanwhosaidthesethingswaseithermadordreaming,orhewastellingthetruth.”

40、“Ineveraskamanwhathixxusinessis,foritneverinterestsme.WhatIaskhimaboutarehisthoughtsanddreams.”

41、“Thethingcameabruptlyandunannounced;ademon,rat-likescurryingfrompitsremoteandunimaginable,ahellishpantingandstifledgrunting,andthenfromthatopeningbeneaththechimneyaburstofmultitudinousandleprouslife—aloathsomenight-spawnedfloodoforganiccorruptionmoredevastatinglyhideousthantheblackestconjurationsofmortalmadnessandmorbidity.”

42、“Therewasnothinginthecavernwhichcouldaccountforthesounds,yetaswestaredintothestygianvoidoftheapertureitseemedtomethatsomethingun-formedandhalf-materialwhisperedandchuckledbeyondthethreshhold.”

43、“TheOuterOneswereaxxodilessastheAbyssitself,buttheConger-menhadalurkingbodywhosesubstanceforbadedescription,andwhosefaceevincedtheutmostdegreeofmalignityandmoronicfright.”

44、“Therearehorrorxxeyondlife'sedgethatwedonotsuspect,andonceinawhileman'sevilpryingcallsthemjustwithinourrange.”

45、“Itseemedtobeasortofmonster,orsymbolrepresentingamonster,ofaformwhichonlyadiseasedfancycouldconceive.IfIsaythatmysomewhatextravagantimaginationyieldedsimultaneouspicturesofanoctopus,adragon,andahumancaricature,Ishallnotbeunfaithfultothespiritofthething.”

46、“Thedayhadbeenwarmandsunny—theskywasclearbluewithanoccasionalwhite,fleecyclouddriftinglazilyacrossandtheonlysoundthatcouldbeheardwasalocust...Astartlingcryofdespairandahorriblefishyodorescapedfromtheopenedtrapdoor.”

47、“AsIwasgazingatitwithakindofaweandakindofhorror,formydixxeliefinthesupernaturalwasnevetthelessvastlyexceededbymywonderatthevividnessandrealityofthismonstrousapparition—Isuddenlybecameconsciousofapresenceintheroom.ItwasnotthatIheardanythingorsawanything;butthatsomebodyorsomethingseemedtobemakingmeawareofacloseproximity.”

48、“Hehadnotmeanttoapplyittothemachines.”

49、“Itwasafigurerobedinpurplish-black,andwieldingastrangelyproportionedwandtippedwithacurioussymbol.Andnowatmyfranticbeckoningitapproached,growinggraduallymoredistincttomynowaccustomedeyes.”

50、“NeveragainwouldIknowthecomfortablesleepofthenormal.”