The nose of a mob is its imagination. By this, at any time, it can be quietly led. Edgar Allan Poe on imagination
Science has not yet taught us if madness is or is not the sublimity of the intelligence. Edgar Allan Poe on intelligence
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 on life
Man's real life is happy, chiefly because he is ever expecting that it soon will be so. Edgar Allan Poe on life
We loved with a love that was more than love. Edgar Allan Poe on love
There is something in the unselfish and self-sacrificing love of a brute, which goes directly to the heart of him who has had frequent occasion to test the paltry friendship and gossamer fidelity of mere Man. Edgar Allan Poe on love
A strong argument for the religion of Christ is this - that offences against Charity are about the only ones which men on their death-beds can be made - not to understand - but to feel - as crime. Edgar Allan Poe on men
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 on nature
It is the nature of truth in general, as of some ores in particular, to be richest when most superficial. Edgar Allan Poe on nature
I wish I could write as mysterious as a cat. Edgar Allan Poe on pet
Poetry is the rhythmical creation of beauty in words. Edgar Allan Poe on poetry
All religion, my friend, is simply evolved out of fraud, fear, greed, imagination, and poetry. Edgar Allan Poe on poetry
With me poetry has not been a purpose, but a passion. Edgar Allan Poe on poetry
I would define, in brief, the poetry of words as the rhythmical creation of Beauty. Edgar Allan Poe on poetry
Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality. Edgar Allan Poe on power
All religion, my friend, is simply evolved out of fraud, fear, greed, imagination, and poetry. Edgar Allan Poe on religion
A strong argument for the religion of Christ is this - that offences against Charity are about the only ones which men on their death-beds can be made - not to understand - but to feel - as crime. Edgar Allan Poe on religion
Science has not yet taught us if madness is or is not the sublimity of the intelligence. Edgar Allan Poe on science
The nose of a mob is its imagination. By this, at any time, it can be quietly led. Edgar Allan Poe on time
Experience has shown, and a true philosophy will always show, that a vast, perhaps the larger portion of the truth arises from the seemingly irrelevant. Edgar Allan Poe on truth