Here the vast bed of waters, seamed and scarred into a thousand conflicting channels, burst suddenly into frenzied convulsion—heaving, boiling, hissing—gyrating in gigantic and innumerable vortices, and all whirling and plunging on to the eastward with a rapidity which water never elsewhere assumes except in precipitous descents.
Edgar Allan Poe
Nature, Chaos, Intensity, Philosophical Imagery, Emotional Response, Existential Reflection
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“Democracy is a very admirable form of government – for dogs.” Edgar Allan Poe
Critique, Humor, Social Commentary, Philosophical Observation, Human Nature, Irony
Edgar Allan Poe Critique, Humor, Social Commentary, Philosophical Observation, Human Nature, Irony“It was, perhaps, the narrow limits to which he thus confined himself upon the guitar, which gave birth, in great measure, to the fantastic character of his performances.” Edgar Allan Poe
Creativity, Limitation, Artistic Expression, Philosophical Insight, Emotional Depth, Performance Art
Edgar Allan Poe Creativity, Limitation, Artistic Expression, Philosophical Insight, Emotional Depth, Performance Art“The scariest monsters are the ones that lurk within our souls.” Edgar Allan Poe
Fear, Inner Demons, Psychological Insight, Philosophical Observation, Existential Reflection
Edgar Allan Poe Fear, Inner Demons, Psychological Insight, Philosophical Observation, Existential Reflection“He knew that Hop-Frog was not fond of wine; for it excited the poor cripple almost to madness; and madness is no comfortable feeling.” Edgar Allan Poe
Addiction, Vulnerability, Insight, Philosophical Reflection, Emotional Struggle, Human Behavior
Edgar Allan Poe Addiction, Vulnerability, Insight, Philosophical Reflection, Emotional Struggle, Human Behavior“The plots of God are perfect. The Universe is a plot of God.” Edgar Allan Poe
Divinity, Cosmology, Philosophical Reflection, Existential Inquiry, Belief, Spiritual Insight
Edgar Allan Poe Divinity, Cosmology, Philosophical Reflection, Existential Inquiry, Belief, Spiritual Insight“I was a child and she was a child, In this kingdom by the sea; But we loved with a love that was more than love— I and my Annabel Lee; With a love that the winged seraphs of heaven Coveted her and me.” Edgar Allan Poe
Love, Childhood, Innocence, Poetic Expression, Emotional Depth, Existential Connection
Edgar Allan Poe Love, Childhood, Innocence, Poetic Expression, Emotional Depth, Existential Connection“Nothing further then he uttered – not a feather then he fluttered – Till I scarcely more than muttered, “Other friends have flown before – On the morrow he will leave me, as my hopes have flown before.” Then the bird said, “Nevermore.”” Edgar Allan Poe
Loss, Despair, Memory, Philosophical Insight, Emotional Depth, Poetic Observation
Edgar Allan Poe Loss, Despair, Memory, Philosophical Insight, Emotional Depth, Poetic Observation“John Greely was the eldest and stoutest of the five, and had the reputation of being the strongest man, as well as best shot in Kentucky – from which State they all came.” Edgar Allan Poe
Strength, Reputation, Characterization, Philosophical Observation, Cultural Identity, Narrative Insight
Edgar Allan Poe Strength, Reputation, Characterization, Philosophical Observation, Cultural Identity, Narrative Insight“Yet I am not more sure that my soul lives than I am that perverseness is one of the primitive impulses of the human heart—one of the indivisible primary faculties, or sentiments, which give direction to the character of Man.” Edgar Allan Poe
Existence, Morality, Human Nature, Philosophical Insight, Emotional Struggle, Psychological Reflection
Edgar Allan Poe Existence, Morality, Human Nature, Philosophical Insight, Emotional Struggle, Psychological Reflection“He who has never swooned, is not he who finds strange palaces and wildly familiar faces in coals that glow; is not he who beholds floating in mid-air the sad visions that the many may not view; is not he who ponders over the perfume of some novel flower – is not he whose brain grows bewildered with the meaning of some musical cadence which has never before arrested his attention.” Edgar Allan Poe
Imagination, Perception, Beauty, Philosophical Insight, Exploration Of The Unknown, Artistic Experience
Edgar Allan Poe Imagination, Perception, Beauty, Philosophical Insight, Exploration Of The Unknown, Artistic Experience“In spite of the air of fable the public were still not at all disposed to receive it as fable. I thence concluded that the facts of my narrative would prove of such a nature as to carry with them sufficient evidence of their own authenticity.” Edgar Allan Poe
Perception, Narrative, Truth, Philosophical Insight, Human Belief, Storytelling
Edgar Allan Poe Perception, Narrative, Truth, Philosophical Insight, Human Belief, Storytelling“In other words, I believed, and still do believe, that truth is frequently of its own essence, superficial, and that, in many cases, the depth lies more in the abysses where we seek her than in the actual situations wherein she may be found.” Edgar Allan Poe
Truth, Perception, Philosophy, Searching, Existential Reflection, Emotional Insight
Edgar Allan Poe Truth, Perception, Philosophy, Searching, Existential Reflection, Emotional Insight“And all I loved, I loved alone.” Edgar Allan Poe
Isolation, Love, Longing, Philosophical Reflection, Emotional Truth, Existential Sentiment
Edgar Allan Poe Isolation, Love, Longing, Philosophical Reflection, Emotional Truth, Existential Sentiment“For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams.” Edgar Allan Poe
Dreams, Nature, Longing, Philosophical Insight, Emotional Connection, Poetic Imagery
Edgar Allan Poe Dreams, Nature, Longing, Philosophical Insight, Emotional Connection, Poetic Imagery“The best chess-player in Christendom may be little more than the best player of chess; but proficiency in whist implies capacity for success in all those more important undertakings where mind struggles with mind.” Edgar Allan Poe
Skill, Intellect, Games, Philosophical Comparison, Social Insight, Strategic Thinking
Edgar Allan Poe Skill, Intellect, Games, Philosophical Comparison, Social Insight, Strategic Thinking“I do not suffer from insanity, I enjoy every minute of it.” Edgar Allan Poe
Madness, Self-acceptance, Philosophical Irony, Emotional Truth, Psychological Insight
Edgar Allan Poe Madness, Self-acceptance, Philosophical Irony, Emotional Truth, Psychological Insight“I fashion the expression of my face, as accurately as possible, in accordance with the expression of his, and then wait to see what thoughts or sentiments arise in my mind or heart, as if to match or correspond with the expression.” Edgar Allan Poe
Imitation, Reflection, Emotional Response, Philosophical Insight, Psychological Observation, Interpersonal Connection
Edgar Allan Poe Imitation, Reflection, Emotional Response, Philosophical Insight, Psychological Observation, Interpersonal Connection“The depth lies in the valleys where we seek her, and not upon the mountain-tops where she is found.” Edgar Allan Poe
Truth, Depth, Exploration, Philosophical Insight, Emotional Reflection, Existential Journey
Edgar Allan Poe Truth, Depth, Exploration, Philosophical Insight, Emotional Reflection, Existential Journey“It may be roundly asserted that human ingenuity cannot concoct a cipher which human ingenuity cannot resolve.” Edgar Allan Poe
Ingenuity, Intellect, Puzzles, Philosophical Insight, Human Creativity, Problem-solving
Edgar Allan Poe Ingenuity, Intellect, Puzzles, Philosophical Insight, Human Creativity, Problem-solving“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.” Edgar Allan Poe
Reality, Dreams, Perception, Philosophical Insight, Existential Reflection, Artistic Vision
Edgar Allan Poe Reality, Dreams, Perception, Philosophical Insight, Existential Reflection, Artistic Vision