Experience has shown, and a true philosophy will always show, that a vast, perhaps the larger portion of the truth arises from the seemingly irrelevant.

Quote by Edgar Allan Poe

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I wish I could write as mysterious as a cat.

I wish I could write as mysterious as a cat.

From childhood's hour I have not been As others were--I have not seen As others...

From childhood's hour I have not been As others were--I have not seen As others...

The nose of a mob is its imagination. By this, at any time, it can...

The nose of a mob is its imagination. By this, at any time, it can...

Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality.

Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality.

I have great faith in fools - my friends call it self-confidence

I have great faith in fools - my friends call it self-confidence

The ninety and nine are with dreams, content but the hope of the world made...

The ninety and nine are with dreams, content but the hope of the world made...

The ninety and nine are with dreams, content but the hope of the world made...

The ninety and nine are with dreams, content but the hope of the world made...

Were I called on to define, very briefly, the term Art, I should call it...

Were I called on to define, very briefly, the term Art, I should call it...

To vilify a great man is the readiest way in which a little man can...

To vilify a great man is the readiest way in which a little man can...

I have, indeed, no abhorrence of danger, except in its absolute effect - in terror.

I have, indeed, no abhorrence of danger, except in its absolute effect - in terror.

With me poetry has not been a purpose, but a passion.

With me poetry has not been a purpose, but a passion.

The generous Critic fann'd the Poet's fire, And taught the world with reason to admire.

The generous Critic fann'd the Poet's fire, And taught the world with reason to admire.

In criticism I will be bold, and as sternly, absolutely just with friend and foe....

In criticism I will be bold, and as sternly, absolutely just with friend and foe....

Of puns it has been said that those who most dislike them are those who...

Of puns it has been said that those who most dislike them are those who...

The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall...

The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall...

Poetry is the rhythmical creation of beauty in words.

Poetry is the rhythmical creation of beauty in words.

There is an eloquence in true enthusiasm

There is an eloquence in true enthusiasm

Enthusiasm is the leaping lightning, not to be measured by the horse-power of the understanding.

Enthusiasm is the leaping lightning, not to be measured by the horse-power of the understanding.

I found that the men and women who got to the top were those who...

I found that the men and women who got to the top were those who...

I consider my ability to arouse enthusiasm among men the greatest asset I possess. The...

I consider my ability to arouse enthusiasm among men the greatest asset I possess. The...