“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 FriendsLove
“Of puns it has been said that those who most dislike them are those who are least able to utter them.” Edgar Allan Poe
“There are few cases in which mere popularity should be considered a proper test of merit; but the case of song-writing is, I think, one of the few.” Edgar Allan Poe
“It will be found, in fact, that the ingenious are always fanciful, and the truly imaginative never otherwise than analytic.” Edgar Allan Poe Wise
“I have, indeed, no abhorrence of danger, except in its absolute effect - in terror.” Edgar Allan Poe
“I would define, in brief, the poetry of words as the rhythmical creation of Beauty.” Edgar Allan Poe Beauty
“It is the nature of truth in general, as of some ores in particular, to be richest when most superficial.” Edgar Allan Poe NatureTruth
“The nose of a mob is its imagination. By this, at any time, it can be quietly led.” Edgar Allan Poe Time
