Edgar Allan Poe

There is an eloquence in true enthusiasm.

Edgar Allan Poe

False hope is nicer than no hope at all.

Edgar Allan Poe

Not in knowledge is happiness, but in the acquisition of knowledge.

Edgar Allan Poe

The past, it is like a pebble in my shoe.

Edgar Allan Poe

The scariest monsters are the ones that lurk within our souls.

Edgar Allan Poe

There is no exquisite beauty without some strangeness in the proportions.

Edgar Allan Poe

To elevate the soul, poetry is necessary.

Edgar Allan Poe

A man’s grammar, like Caesar’s wife, must not only be pure, but above suspicion of impurity.

Edgar Allan Poe

A short story must have a single mood and every sentence must build towards it.

Edgar Allan Poe

A wise man hears one word and understands two.

Edgar Allan Poe