The death of a beautiful woman is, unquestionably, the most poetical topic in the world.
EDGAR ALLAN POEArt is to look at not to criticize.
More Edgar Allan Poe Quotes
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Every poem should remind the reader that they are going to die.
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I remained too much inside my head and ended up losing my mind.
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If a poem hasn’t ripped apart your soul; you haven’t experienced poetry.
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Man’s real life is happy, chiefly because he is ever expecting that it soon will be so.
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Invisible things are the only realities.
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I was never really insane except upon occasions when my heart was touched.
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It is the nature of truth in general, as of some ores in particular, to be richest when most superficial.
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And so being young and dipped in folly I fell in love with melancholy.
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If you wish to forget anything on the spot, make a note that this thing is to be remembered.
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If a man deceives me once, shame on him; if he deceives me twice, shame on me.
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It is a happiness to wonder; it is a happiness to dream.
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With me poetry has not been a purpose, but a passion.
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Those who gossip with you will gossip about you.
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From childhood’s hour I have not been. As others were, I have not seen. As others saw, I could not awaken. My heart to joy at the same tone. And all I loved, I loved alone.
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To elevate the soul, poetry is necessary.
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