Memorable Quotes and quotations from Edgar Allan PoeEdgar Allan Poe US short story author, editor, & poet (1809 - 1849)Edgar Allan Poe - - Sleep, those little slices of death; Oh how I loathe them. Edgar Allan Poe - Berenice - Convinced myself, I seek not to convince. Edgar Allan Poe - - Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things that escape those who dream only at night. Edgar Allan Poe - - Sleep, those little slices of death, how I loathe them. Edgar Allan Poe - The Premature Burial - There are certain themes of which the interest is all-absorbing, but which are too entirely horrible for the purposes of legitimate fiction. Edgar Allan Poe - - Children are never too tender to be whipped. Like tough beefsteaks, the more you beat them, the more tender they become. Edgar Allan Poe - From a letter to Frederick W. Thomas (February 14, 1849). - Depend upon it, after all, Thomas, Literature is the most noble of professions. In fact, it is about the only one fit for a man. For my own part, there is no seducing me from the path. Edgar Allan Poe - - Never to suffer would never to have been blessed. Edgar Allan Poe - "Eleonora" - Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night. Edgar Allan Poe - - I have great faith in fools; self-confidence, my friends call it. Edgar Allan Poe - Tamerlane, Part II - Scorching my seared heart with a pain, not hell shall make me fear again. |
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