I have, indeed, no abhorrence of danger, except in its absolute effect – in terror.
EDGAR ALLAN POEArt is to look at not to criticize.
More Edgar Allan Poe Quotes
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Even with the utterly lost, to whom life and death are equally jests, there are matters of which no jest can be made.
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Happiness is not to be found in knowledge, but in the acquisition of knowledge.
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The past is a pebble in my shoe.
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We loved with a love that was more than love.
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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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Every poem should remind the reader that they are going to die.
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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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When a madman appears thoroughly sane, indeed, it is high time to put him in a straight jacket.
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In efforts to soar above our nature, we invariably fall below it.
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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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I would define, in brief, the poetry of words as the rhythmical creation of beauty.
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The scariest monsters are the ones that lurk within our souls.
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That which you mistake for madness is but an overacuteness of the senses.
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Men have called me mad; but the question is not yet settled, whether madness is or is not the loftiest intelligence.
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There are chords in the hearts of the most reckless which cannot be touched without emotion.”
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