Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849), known for his dark tales and poetry, overcame early hardships to become a master of mystery and horror. Despite personal struggles, including financial instability and alcoholism, he left a lasting literary legacy with iconic works like “The Raven” and “The Tell-Tale Heart.” His exploration of human psychology continues to captivate readers worldwide.
I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.
Edgar Allan Poe
We loved with a love that was more than love.
Edgar Allan Poe
All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.
Edgar Allan Poe
I have great faith in fools - self-confidence my friends will call it.
Edgar Allan Poe
I was never really insane except upon occasions when my heart was touched.
Edgar Allan Poe
I have absolutely no pleasure in the stimulants in which I sometimes so madly indulge. It has not been in the pursuit of pleasure that I have periled life and reputation and reason. It has been the desperate attempt to escape from torturing memories, from a sense of insupportable loneliness and a dread of some strange impending doom.
Edgar Allan Poe
Believe nothing you hear, and only one half that you see.
Edgar Allan Poe
From childhood's hour I have not been. As others were, I have not seen. As others saw, I could not awaken. My heart to joy at the same tone. And all I loved, I loved alone
Edgar Allan Poe
Sleep, those little slices of death — how I loathe them.
Edgar Allan Poe
Never to suffer would never to have been blessed.
Edgar Allan Poe
