It is the nature of truth in general, as of some ores in particular, to be richest when most superficial.
EDGAR ALLAN POEThe past is a pebble in my shoe.
More Edgar Allan Poe Quotes
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I was never really insane except upon occasions when my heart was touched.
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A lie travels round the world while truth is putting her boots on.
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I have, indeed, no abhorrence of danger, except in its absolute effect – in terror.
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To elevate the soul, poetry is necessary.
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Those who gossip with you will gossip about you.
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Imperceptibly the love of these discords grew upon me as my love of music grew stronger.
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The rudiment of verse may, possibly, be found in the spondee.
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Sleep, those little slices of death – how I loathe them.
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Stupidity is a talent for misconception.
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The fury of a demon instantly possessed me. I knew myself no longer. My original soul seemed, at once, to take its flight from my body; and a more than fiendish malevolence, gin-nurtured, thrilled every fibre of my frame.
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Every poem should remind the reader that they are going to die.
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Even for those to whom life and death are equal jests. There are some things that are still held in respect.
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And I fell violently on my face.
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The nose of a mob is its imagination. By this, at any time, it can be quietly led.
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I am a writer. Therefore, I am not sane.
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