In reading some books we occupy ourselves chiefly with the thoughts of the author; in perusing others, exclusively with our own. Edgar Allan Poe More Quotes by Edgar Allan Poe More Quotes From Edgar Allan Poe Reality is the #1 cause of insanity among those who are in contact with it Edgar Allan Poe causesinsanityreality To die laughing must be the most glorious of all glorious deaths! Edgar Allan Poe gloriousdieslaughing I was never really insane except upon occasions when my heart was touched. Edgar Allan Poe mental-healthinsaneheart The fury of a demon instantly possessed me. I knew myself no longer. My original soul seemed, at once, to take its flight from my body; and a more than fiendish malevolence, gin-nurtured, thrilled every fibre of my frame. Edgar Allan Poe flightbodysoul The eye, like a shattered mirror, multiplies the images of sorrow Edgar Allan Poe sorrowmirrorseye 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? Edgar Allan Poe inspirationallifedeath Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality. Edgar Allan Poe thoughtfulwritingreality 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 intensebeautifulbeauty Leave my loneliness unbroken Edgar Allan Poe unbrokenloneliness If a poem hasn't ripped apart your soul; you haven't experienced poetry. Edgar Allan Poe torn-apartsoulhavens The world is a great ocean, upon which we encounter more tempestuous storms than calms. Edgar Allan Poe stormencountersocean Invisible things are the only realities. Edgar Allan Poe invisiblehalloweenreality Once upon a midnight dreary Edgar Allan Poe drearymidnight If you run out of ideas follow the road; you'll get there Edgar Allan Poe persistencerunningideas Stupidity is a talent for misconception. Edgar Allan Poe ignorancestupidsilly The most natural, and, consequently, the truest and most intense of the human affections are those which arise in the heart as if by electric sympathy. Edgar Allan Poe affectionintenseheart Never to suffer would have been never to have been blessed. Edgar Allan Poe adversityblessedspiritual Dreams are the eraser dust I blow off my page. Edgar Allan Poe darkdreammemories I felt that I breathed an atmosphere of sorrow. Edgar Allan Poe atmospheremelancholysorrow To elevate the soul, poetry is necessary. Edgar Allan Poe poetry-issoul
