Author: Edgar Allan Poe

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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.

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.

- Edgar Allan Poe

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.

- Edgar Allan Poe

I would define, in brief, the poetry of words as the rhythmical creation of Beauty.

I would define, in brief, the poetry of words as the rhythmical creation of Beauty.

- Edgar Allan Poe

All religion, my friend, is simply evolved out of fraud, fear, greed, imagination, and poetry.

All religion, my friend, is simply evolved out of fraud, fear, greed, imagination, and poetry.

- Edgar Allan Poe

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

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

- Edgar Allan Poe

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

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

- Edgar Allan Poe

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

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

- Edgar Allan Poe

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.

- Edgar Allan Poe

The death of a beautiful woman, is unquestionably the most poetical topic in the world.

The death of a beautiful woman, is unquestionably the most poetical topic in the world.

- Edgar Allan Poe

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