H. P. Lovecraft - I couldn't live a week witho...

I couldn't live a week without a private library - indeed, I'd part with all my furniture and squat and sleep on the floor before I'd let go of the 1500 or so books I possess.

H. P. Lovecraft

American Novelist

Born: Aug 20, 1890

Died: Mar 15, 1937

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