I have, indeed, no abhorrence of danger, except in its absolute effect – in terror.
EDGAR ALLAN POEI am above the weakness of seeking to establish a sequence of cause and effect, between the disaster and the atrocity.
More Edgar Allan Poe Quotes
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The death of a beautiful woman is, unquestionably, the most poetical topic in the world.
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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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Believe nothing you hear, and only one half that you see.
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And so being young and dipped in folly I fell in love with melancholy.
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Every poem should remind the reader that they are going to die.
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To elevate the soul, poetry is necessary.
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I have great faith in fools – self-confidence my friends will call it.
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There is an eloquence in true enthusiasm.
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There are some secrets which do not permit themselves to be told.
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Leave my loneliness unbroken.
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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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That man is not truly brave who is afraid either to seem or to be, when it suits him, a coward.
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A million candles have burned themselves out. Still I read on.
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There is no exquisite beauty without some strangeness in the proportion.
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