Someday, when all your civilization and science are likewis… - Robert E. Howard

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Someday, when all your civilization and science are likewise swept away, your kind will pray for a man with a sword.

Robert E. Howard

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Robert Ervin Howard (22 January 1906 – 11 June 1936) was an American writer of fantasy and historical adventure pulp stories, published primarily in Weird Tales magazine in the 1930s.

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Pen Names: Patrick Ervin • Sam Walser • Patrick Mac Conaire • Steve Costigan • Patrick Howard • John Taverel

Birth Name: Robert Ervin Howard

Alternative Names: REH • R. E. Howard • Robert Howard • Two-Gun Bob • Bob Howard

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I wrote my first story when I was fifteen, and sent it—to Adventure, I believe. Three years later I managed to break into Weird Tales. Three years of writing without selling a blasted line. (I never have been able to sell to Adventure; guess my first attempt cooked me with them for ever!)

It’s a mad nightmare,’ I muttered.

Come, my friend, let us cuss things in general.

Someday, when all your civilization and science are likewise swept away, your kind will pray for a man with a sword. - Robert E. Howard

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