That man is not truly brave who is afraid either to seem or to be, when it suits him, a coward.
EDGAR ALLAN POENow this is the point. You fancy me a mad. Madmen know nothing. But you should have seen me. You should have seen how wisely I proceeded.
More Edgar Allan Poe Quotes
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The past is a pebble in my shoe.
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Poetry is the rhythmical creation of beauty in words.
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The rudiment of verse may, possibly, be found in the spondee.
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False hope is nicer than no hope at all.
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And I fell violently on my face.
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Leave my loneliness unbroken.
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There are chords in the hearts of the most reckless which cannot be touched without emotion.”
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I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.
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A man’s grammar, like Caesar’s wife, should not only be pure, but above suspicion of impurity.
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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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Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before.
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Never to suffer would never to have been blessed.
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Convinced myself, I seek not to convince.
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Blood was its Avatar and its seal.
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Take thy beak from out my heart, and take thy form from off my door!
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