edgar allan poe quotes

Edgar Allan Poe is arguably one of the most famous American writers in history. Most people think of him as the creator of horror fiction, but he has also written poems, essays and reviews. In many ways, he is the inspiration for some of the most impressive genres of all time, mystery, twist ending and many more. Here are some quotes by Edgar Allan Poe that will inspire you to live your life to the fullest. ENJOY!


A. Quotes On Life

1. " The true genius shudders at incompleteness, imperfection ... and usually prefers silence to saying the something which is not everything that should be said. "
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2. " Never to suffer would never to have been blessed. "

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3. " Believe nothing you hear, and only one half that you see. "

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4. " Stupidity is a talent for misconception. "

5. " If you run out of ideas follow the road; you'll get there. "

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6. " There is no exquisite beauty… without some strangeness in the proportion. "

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B. Quotes On Madness

7. " I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity. "

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8. " Experience has shown, and a true philosophy will always show, that a vast, perhaps the larger, portion of truth arises from the seemingly irrelevant. "

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9. " And all I loved, I loved alone. "

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10. " I remained too much inside my head and ended up losing my mind. "

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11. " And have I not told you that what you mistake for madness is but over-acuteness of the sense? "

12. " All religion, my friend, is simply evolved out of fraud, fear, greed, imagination, and poetry. "

C. Quotes On Dream & Reality
 

13. " 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? "

14. " All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream. "

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15. " It is by no means an irrational fancy that, in a future existence, we shall look upon what we think our present existence, as a dream. "

16." Invisible things are the only realities. "

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17. " The realities of the world affected me as visions, and as visions only, while the wild ideas of the land of dreams became, in turn,—not the material of my every-day existence–but in very deed that existence utterly and solely in itself. "

18. " I have been happy, though in a dream. I have been happy-and I love the theme: Dreams! in their vivid coloring of life as in that fleeting, shadowy, misty strife. "

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19." It is a happiness to wonder; it is a happiness to dream. "

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D. Quotes On Mind

20. " Actually, I do have doubts, all the time. Any thinking person does. There are so many sides to every question. "

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21. " In our endeavors to recall to memory something long forgotten, we often find ourselves upon the very verge of remembrance, without being able, in the end, to remember. "

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22. " A feeling, for which I have no name, has taken possession of my soul. "

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

24. " All suffering originates from craving, from attachment, from desire. "

25. " No pictorial or sculptural combinations of points of human loveliness, do more than approach the living and breathing human beauty as it gladdens our daily path. "

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Conclusion: When we feel as if our life is spiraling out of control, it’s important to find a guiding force that will help us to achieve inner peace and happiness. I am sure these quotes from Edgar Allan Poe helped you to motivate, inspire and expanding your thoughts to understand the world around you and appreciate it more than ever before. Please share our post with your friends. Checkout my other blogs for more quotes.