"The Nameless City" Quotes
A scholar uncovers the terrifying secrets of an ancient, forgotten city buried beneath the desert.
horror | 23 pages | Published in NaN
Quotes
That is not dead which can eternal lie, And with strange aeons even death may die.
I could not help feeling that they were evil things—mountains of madness whose farther slopes looked out over some accursed ultimate abyss.
The Nameless City lay far to the south, and the sands of centuries had hidden it from the eyes of men.
The desert winds seemed to whisper secrets that no man should hear.
I felt that in that ancient and accursed place, the veil between worlds was thin and fragile.
Strange hieroglyphs covered the walls, symbols that defied all logic and understanding.
The silence of the ruins was oppressive, as if the stones themselves held their breath.
No man should tread where the shadows of forgotten gods still linger.
I realized that some knowledge comes at too great a price.
The stars above seemed to mock the insignificance of human endeavor.
