Poetry is the rhythmical creation of beauty in words.

Quote by Edgar Allan Poe

Topics: Creation Quotes

I have no faith in human perfectability. I think that human exertion will have no...

I have no faith in human perfectability. I think that human exertion will have no...

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

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

All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.

All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.

I am above the weakness of seeking to establish a sequence of cause and effect,...

I am above the weakness of seeking to establish a sequence of cause and effect,...

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...

I wish I could write as mysterious as a cat.

I wish I could write as mysterious as a cat.

There are few cases in which mere popularity should be considered a proper test of...

There are few cases in which mere popularity should be considered a proper test of...

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...

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...

As a poet and as a mathematician, he would reason well; as a mere mathematician,...

As a poet and as a mathematician, he would reason well; as a mere mathematician,...

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...

We loved with a love that was more than love.

We loved with a love that was more than love.

Science has not yet taught us if madness is or is not the sublimity of...

Science has not yet taught us if madness is or is not the sublimity of...

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.

If you wish to forget anything on the spot, make a note that this thing...

If you wish to forget anything on the spot, make a note that this thing...

Beauty of whatever kind, in its supreme development, invariably excites the sensitive soul to tears.

Beauty of whatever kind, in its supreme development, invariably excites the sensitive soul to tears.

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

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

The pleasure of love is in loving; we are happier in the passion we feel...

The pleasure of love is in loving; we are happier in the passion we feel...

One man's insanity is another man's genius; someday the world will recognize the genius in...

One man's insanity is another man's genius; someday the world will recognize the genius in...

Patience and time do more than strength or passion.

Patience and time do more than strength or passion.