I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.Letter to George W. Eveleth, January 4, 1848
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Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849) was an American writer known for his dark and macabre short stories and poetry. He is considered a master of Gothic fiction and is famous for works such as "The Tell-Tale Heart," "The Raven," and "The Fall of the House of Usher." Poe's writings have had a lasting impact on literature and have influenced the development of the detective fiction genre.
1809–1849·lived 40 years
I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.Letter to George W. Eveleth, January 4, 1848
Never to suffer would never to have been blessed.
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.The Philosophy of Composition, 1846
The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins?The Premature Burial, 1844
I would define, in brief, the poetry of words as the rhythmical creation of Beauty.The Poetic Principle, The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, 1850
Beauty of whatever kind, in its supreme development, invariably excites the sensitive soul to tears.The Philosophy of Composition, 1846
All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.A Dream Within a Dream, 1849
We loved with a love that was more than love.Annabel Lee, 1849
They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.Eleonora, in Tales, 1850
That’s all 9 quotes by Edgar Allan Poe.