Every poem should remind the reader that they are going to die.
EDGAR ALLAN POEThat man is not truly brave who is afraid either to seem or to be, when it suits him, a coward.
More Edgar Allan Poe Quotes
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Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.
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A million candles have burned themselves out. Still I read on.
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All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.
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To die laughing must be the most glorious of all glorious deaths!
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Art is to look at not to criticize.
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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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If a poem hasn’t ripped apart your soul; you haven’t experienced poetry.
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Invisible things are the only realities.
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I wish I could write as mysterious as a cat.
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The true genius shudders at incompleteness – imperfection – and usually prefers silence to saying the something which is not everything that should be said.
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The eye, like a shattered mirror, multiplies the images of sorrow.
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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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Let my heart be still a moment and this mystery explore.
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Now 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.
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Imperceptibly the love of these discords grew upon me as my love of music grew stronger.
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