There is an eloquence in true enthusiasm.

Quote by Edgar Allan Poe

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I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.

I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.

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,...

In beauty of face no maiden ever equaled her. It was the radiance of an...

In beauty of face no maiden ever equaled her. It was the radiance of an...

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

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

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

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

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.

Experience has shown, and a true philosophy will always show, that a vast, perhaps the...

Experience has shown, and a true philosophy will always show, that a vast, perhaps the...

Stupidity is a talent for misconception.

Stupidity is a talent for misconception.

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...

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...

It is the nature of truth in general, as of some ores in particular, to...

It is the nature of truth in general, as of some ores in particular, to...

The true genius shudders at incompleteness - and usually prefers silence to saying something which...

The true genius shudders at incompleteness - and usually prefers silence to saying something which...

They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream...

They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream...

It will be found, in fact, that the ingenious are always fanciful, and the truly...

It will be found, in fact, that the ingenious are always fanciful, and the truly...

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...

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.

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

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

Clarity of mind means clarity of passion, too; this is why a great and clear...

Clarity of mind means clarity of passion, too; this is why a great and clear...

That love is reverence, and worship, and glory, and the upward glance. Not a bandage...

That love is reverence, and worship, and glory, and the upward glance. Not a bandage...

There is not a passion so strongly rooted in the human heart as envy.

There is not a passion so strongly rooted in the human heart as envy.

When power leads man towards arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows...

When power leads man towards arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows...