The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge.
Edgar Allan Poe
Revenge, Injury, Pride, Philosophical Insight, Moral Complexity, Narrative Tension
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“This apartment, which you no doubt profanely suppose to be the shop of Will Wimble the undertaker – a man whom we know not, and whose plebeian appellation has never before this night thwarted our royal ears – this apartment, I say, is the Dais-Chamber of our Palace, devoted to the councils of our kingdom, and to other sacred and lofty purposes.” Edgar Allan Poe
Social Class, Identity, Perception, Philosophical Insight, Humorous Commentary, Artistic Critique
Edgar Allan Poe Social Class, Identity, Perception, Philosophical Insight, Humorous Commentary, Artistic Critique“If a man deceives me once, shame on him; if he deceives me twice, shame on me.” Edgar Allan Poe
Deception, Accountability, Morality, Philosophical Insight, Social Dynamics, Emotional Wisdom
Edgar Allan Poe Deception, Accountability, Morality, Philosophical Insight, Social Dynamics, Emotional Wisdom“There are surely other worlds than this – other thoughts than the thoughts of the multitude – other speculations than the speculations of the sophist. Who then shall call thy conduct into question? who blame thee for thy visionary hours, or denounce those occupations as a wasting away of life, which were but the overflowings of thine everlasting energies?” Edgar Allan Poe
Existence, Individuality, Philosophy, Social Commentary, Imaginative Insight, Emotional Critique
Edgar Allan Poe Existence, Individuality, Philosophy, Social Commentary, Imaginative Insight, Emotional Critique“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.” Edgar Allan Poe
Memory, Perception, Insight, Philosophical Reflection, Cognitive Struggle, Existential Inquiry
Edgar Allan Poe Memory, Perception, Insight, Philosophical Reflection, Cognitive Struggle, Existential Inquiry“So I am mad, you say? You should have seen how careful I was to put the body where no one could find it. First I cut off the head, then the arms and the legs. I was careful not to let a single drop of blood fall on the floor. I pulled up three of the boards that formed the floor, and put the pieces of the body there. Then I put the boards down again, carefully, so carefully that no human eye could see that they had been moved.” Edgar Allan Poe
Murder, Madness, Guilt, Meticulousness, Philosophical Insight, Psychological Horror
Edgar Allan Poe Murder, Madness, Guilt, Meticulousness, Philosophical Insight, Psychological Horror“Always keep a big bottle of booze at your side. If a bird starts talking nonsense to you in the middle of the night, pour yourself a stiff drink.” Edgar Allan Poe
Humor, Advice, Coping, Philosophical Commentary, Emotional Resilience, Playful Insight
Edgar Allan Poe Humor, Advice, Coping, Philosophical Commentary, Emotional Resilience, Playful Insight“At Paris, just after dark one gusty evening in the autumn of 18–, I was enjoying the twofold luxury of meditation and a meerschaum, in the company with my friend, C. Auguste Dupin, in his little back library, or book-closet, au troisieme, No. 33 Rue Dunot, Faubourg St. Germain.” Edgar Allan Poe
Introspection, Friendship, Setting, Philosophical Insight, Literary Atmosphere, Social Connection
Edgar Allan Poe Introspection, Friendship, Setting, Philosophical Insight, Literary Atmosphere, Social Connection“While the male is absent at sea in search of food, the female remains on duty, and it is only upon the return of her partner that she ventures abroad.” Edgar Allan Poe
Nature, Gender Roles, Relationship Dynamics, Philosophical Observation, Social Commentary, Biological Instincts
Edgar Allan Poe Nature, Gender Roles, Relationship Dynamics, Philosophical Observation, Social Commentary, Biological Instincts“Then we sallied forth into the streets arm in arm, continuing the topics of the day, or roaming far and wide until a late hour, seeking, amid the wild lights and shadows of the populous city, that infinity of mental excitement which quiet observation can afford.” Edgar Allan Poe
Urban Life, Exploration, Companionship, Philosophical Insight, Emotional Resonance, Social Commentary
Edgar Allan Poe Urban Life, Exploration, Companionship, Philosophical Insight, Emotional Resonance, Social Commentary“My next thought concerned the choice of an impression, or effect, to be conveyed: and here I may as well observe that, throughout the construction, I kept steadily in view the design.” Edgar Allan Poe
Creation, Intention, Artistry, Philosophical Insight, Artistic Process, Clarity Of Vision
Edgar Allan Poe Creation, Intention, Artistry, Philosophical Insight, Artistic Process, Clarity Of Vision“That man is not truly brave who is afraid either to seem or to be, when it suits him, a coward.” Edgar Allan Poe
Courage, Identity, Philosophical Insight, Emotional Complexity, Moral Reflection
Edgar Allan Poe Courage, Identity, Philosophical Insight, Emotional Complexity, Moral Reflection“I could not love except where Death was mingling his with Beauty’s breath.” Edgar Allan Poe
Love, Death, Beauty, Existential Reflection, Philosophical Insight, Emotional Complexity
Edgar Allan Poe Love, Death, Beauty, Existential Reflection, Philosophical Insight, Emotional Complexity“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
Religion, Morality, Empathy, Philosophical Insight, Emotional Truth, Ethical Observation
Edgar Allan Poe Religion, Morality, Empathy, Philosophical Insight, Emotional Truth, Ethical Observation“I need scarcely observe that a poem deserves its title only inasmuch as it excites, by elevating the soul. The value of the poem is in the ratio of this elevating excitement. But all excitements are, through a psychal necessity, transient.” Edgar Allan Poe
Poetry, Value, Emotion, Philosophical Insight, Artistic Merit, Emotional Depth
Edgar Allan Poe Poetry, Value, Emotion, Philosophical Insight, Artistic Merit, Emotional Depth“Believe me, there exists no such dilemma as that in which a gentleman is placed when he is forced to reply to a blackguard.” Edgar Allan Poe
Social Conflict, Morality, Integrity, Philosophical Insight, Social Critique, Human Interaction
Edgar Allan Poe Social Conflict, Morality, Integrity, Philosophical Insight, Social Critique, Human Interaction“In the tale proper – where there is no space for development of character or for great profusion and variety of incident – mere construction is, of course, far more imperatively demanded than in the novel.” Edgar Allan Poe
Storytelling, Narrative Structure, Character, Philosophical Insight, Literary Analysis, Artistic Integrity
Edgar Allan Poe Storytelling, Narrative Structure, Character, Philosophical Insight, Literary Analysis, Artistic Integrity“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
Edgar Allan Poe Nature, Chaos, Intensity, Philosophical Imagery, Emotional Response, Existential Reflection“In the strange anomaly of my existence, feelings with me had never been of the heart, and my passions always were of the mind.” Edgar Allan Poe
Existence, Emotion, Intellect, Philosophical Insight, Psychological Complexity, Poetic Expression
Edgar Allan Poe Existence, Emotion, Intellect, Philosophical Insight, Psychological Complexity, Poetic Expression