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.
EDGAR ALLAN POEImperceptibly the love of these discords grew upon me as my love of music grew stronger.
More Edgar Allan Poe Quotes
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I have great faith in fools – self-confidence my friends will call it.
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It is by no means an irrational fancy that, in a future existence, we shall look upon what we think our present existence, as a dream.
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Years of love have been forgot, In the hatred of a minute.
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And all I loved, I loved alone.
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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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Imperceptibly the love of these discords grew upon me as my love of music grew stronger.
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To die laughing must be the most glorious of all glorious deaths!
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That which you mistake for madness is but an overacuteness of the senses.
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I am a writer. Therefore, I am not sane.
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Believe nothing you hear, and only one half that you see.
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In efforts to soar above our nature, we invariably fall below it.
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The ninety and nine are with dreams, content, but the hope of the world made new, is the hundredth man who is grimly bent on making those dreams come true.
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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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If a poem hasn’t ripped apart your soul; you haven’t experienced poetry.
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False hope is nicer than no hope at all.
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The scariest monsters are the ones that lurk within our souls.
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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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Art is to look at not to criticize.
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Books, indeed, were his sole luxuries.
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With me poetry has not been a purpose, but a passion.
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I was never really insane except upon occasions when my heart was touched.
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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 wish I could write as mysterious as a cat.
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Never to suffer would never to have been blessed.
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That pleasure which is at once the most pure, the most elevating and the most intense, is derived, I maintain, from the contemplation of the beautiful.
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Convinced myself, I seek not to convince.
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