With me poetry has not been a purpose, but a passion. Edgar Allan Poe passionpoetrypurpose Change image and share on social
In one case out of a hundred a point is excessively discussed because it is obscure; in the ninety-nine remaining it is obscure because it is excessively discussed. Edgar Allan Poe casediscussexcessively Change image and share on social
Were I called on to define, very briefly, the term Art, I should call it 'the reproduction of what the Senses perceive in Nature through the veil of the soul.' The mere imitation, however accurate, of what is in Nature, entitles no man to the sacred name of 'Artist.' Edgar Allan Poe accurateartartist share on social
That pleasure which is at once the most pure, the most elevating and the most intense, is derived, I maintain, from the contemplation of the beautiful. Edgar Allan Poe beautifulcontemplationderive Change image and share on social
It is the nature of truth in general, as of some ores in particular, to be richest when most superficial. Edgar Allan Poe generalnatureore Change image and share on social
Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality. Edgar Allan Poe exquisitehorrorimpress Change image and share on social
All religion, my friend, is simply evolved out of fraud, fear, greed, imagination, and poetry. Edgar Allan Poe evolvefearfraud Change image and share on social
Man's real life is happy, chiefly because he is ever expecting that it soon will be so. Edgar Allan Poe chieflyexpecthappy Change image and share on social
