Howard Phillips Lovecraft. (№ 446348)

Quote Explanation: With this phrase, H. F. Lovecraft begins the introduction to his Supernatural Horror in Literature (1927). Its meaning lies in the fact that the key fear is the state of the unknown, and all other fears are based on it. Accordingly, it is possible to fight fear by obtaining information about the object of fear. Most fears become irrational and recede once we know a little more about their source.