Years of love have been forgot, In the hatred of a minute.
Edgar Allan Poe
Love, Time, Regret, Philosophical Insight, Emotional Conflict, Poetic Lament
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Stagnation | Consequence | Value | Distance | Astronomy | Existential Contemplation | Philosophical Inquiry | Character Dynamics | Human Belief | Environment | Literary Observation | Guidance | Emotional Fulfillment | Profession | Responsibility | Time | Cognitive Struggle | Narrative Urgency | Reverence | Artistic Technique | More
More Edgar Allan Poe Quotes
“My heart beat calmly as that of one who slumbers in innocence.” Edgar Allan Poe
Calmness, Innocence, Emotion, Philosophical Reflection, Poetic Imagery, Emotional Insight
Edgar Allan Poe Calmness, Innocence, Emotion, Philosophical Reflection, Poetic Imagery, Emotional Insight“Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary.” Edgar Allan Poe
Setting, Atmosphere, Introspection, Poetic Imagery, Philosophical Reflection, Narrative Tone
Edgar Allan Poe Setting, Atmosphere, Introspection, Poetic Imagery, Philosophical Reflection, Narrative Tone“Nothing is more hateful to wisdom than excessive cleverness.” Edgar Allan Poe
Wisdom, Cleverness, Folly, Philosophical Critique, Emotional Intelligence, Intellectual Insight
Edgar Allan Poe Wisdom, Cleverness, Folly, Philosophical Critique, Emotional Intelligence, Intellectual Insight“Never to suffer would never to have been blessed.” Edgar Allan Poe
Suffering, Blessing, Experience, Philosophical Insight, Emotional Depth, Existential Truth
Edgar Allan Poe Suffering, Blessing, Experience, Philosophical Insight, Emotional Depth, Existential Truth“Between ingenuity and the analytic ability there exists a difference far greater, indeed, than that between the fancy and the imagination, but of a character very strictly analogous. It will be found, in fact, that the ingenious are always fanciful, and the truly imaginative never otherwise than analytic.” Edgar Allan Poe
Ingenuity, Imagination, Analysis, Philosophical Distinction, Cognitive Insight, Artistic Reflection
Edgar Allan Poe Ingenuity, Imagination, Analysis, Philosophical Distinction, Cognitive Insight, Artistic Reflection“I do believe God gave me a spark of genius, but he quenched it in misery.” Edgar Allan Poe
Genius, Suffering, Belief, Philosophical Insight, Emotional Depth, Existential Reflection
Edgar Allan Poe Genius, Suffering, Belief, Philosophical Insight, Emotional Depth, Existential Reflection“One night as I sat, half stupefied, in a den of more than infamy, my attention.” Edgar Allan Poe
Introspection, Environment, Emotional Reflection, Philosophical Insight, Narrative Tension
Edgar Allan Poe Introspection, Environment, Emotional Reflection, Philosophical Insight, Narrative Tension“No thinking being lives who, at some luminous point of his life of thought, has not felt himself lost amid the surges of futile efforts at understanding, or believing, that anything exists greater than his own soul.” Edgar Allan Poe
Existence, Thought, Understanding, Philosophical Reflection, Emotional Journey, Human Nature
Edgar Allan Poe Existence, Thought, Understanding, Philosophical Reflection, Emotional Journey, Human Nature“I have made no money. I am as poor now as ever I was in my life – except in hope, which is by no means bankable.” Edgar Allan Poe
Wealth, Hope, Poverty, Philosophical Insight, Emotional Struggle, Existential Commentary
Edgar Allan Poe Wealth, Hope, Poverty, Philosophical Insight, Emotional Struggle, Existential Commentary“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“With such precautions the courtiers might bid defiance to contagion. The external world could take care of itself. In the meantime it was folly to grieve, or to think.” Edgar Allan Poe
Isolation, Society, Critique, Philosophical Observation, Human Behavior, Existential Irony
Edgar Allan Poe Isolation, Society, Critique, Philosophical Observation, Human Behavior, Existential Irony“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“There are few persons who have not, at some period of their lives, amused themselves in retracing the steps by which particular conclusions of their own minds have been attained. The occupation is often full of interest, and he who attempts it for the first time is astonished by the apparently illimitable distance and incoherence between the starting-point and the goal.” Edgar Allan Poe
Reflection, Cognition, Self-discovery, Philosophical Insight, Intellectual Journey, Emotional Exploration
Edgar Allan Poe Reflection, Cognition, Self-discovery, Philosophical Insight, Intellectual Journey, Emotional Exploration“And the life of the ebony clock went out with that of the last of the gay. And the flames of the tripods expired. And Darkness and Decay and the Red Death held illimitable dominion over all.” Edgar Allan Poe
Mortality, Decay, Existential Dread, Philosophical Reflection, Societal Critique, Thematic Depth
Edgar Allan Poe Mortality, Decay, Existential Dread, Philosophical Reflection, Societal Critique, Thematic Depth“I heed not that my earthly lot Hath – little of Earth in it – That years of love have been forgot In the hatred of a minute: – I mourn not that the desolate Are happier, sweet, than I, But that you sorrow for my fate Who am a passer by.” Edgar Allan Poe
Existence, Love, Loss, Philosophical Insight, Emotional Struggle, Poetic Lament
Edgar Allan Poe Existence, Love, Loss, Philosophical Insight, Emotional Struggle, Poetic Lament“If we cannot comprehend God in his visible works, how then in his inconceivable thoughts, that call the works into being?” Edgar Allan Poe
Divinity, Comprehension, Existence, Philosophical Inquiry, Spiritual Reflection, Theological Exploration
Edgar Allan Poe Divinity, Comprehension, Existence, Philosophical Inquiry, Spiritual Reflection, Theological Exploration“Literature is the most noble of professions. In fact, it is about the only one fit for a man.” Edgar Allan Poe
Literature, Nobility, Profession, Philosophical Insight, Value Of Art, Intellectual Pursuit
Edgar Allan Poe Literature, Nobility, Profession, Philosophical Insight, Value Of Art, Intellectual Pursuit“Lord, help my poor soul.” Edgar Allan Poe
Despair, Plea, Spirituality, Philosophical Invocation, Emotional Honesty, Existential Reflection
Edgar Allan Poe Despair, Plea, Spirituality, Philosophical Invocation, Emotional Honesty, Existential Reflection“And Darkness and Decay and the Red Death held illimitable dominion over all.” Edgar Allan Poe
Death, Despair, Darkness, Philosophical Insight, Existential Dread, Poetic Imagery
Edgar Allan Poe Death, Despair, Darkness, Philosophical Insight, Existential Dread, Poetic Imagery“A fearful instance of the ill consequences attending upon irascibility – alive, with the qualifications of the dead – dead, with the propensities of the living – an anomaly on the face of the earth – being very calm, yet breathless.” Edgar Allan Poe
Irrascibility, Existence, Contradiction, Philosophical Insight, Emotional Struggle, Human Nature
Edgar Allan Poe Irrascibility, Existence, Contradiction, Philosophical Insight, Emotional Struggle, Human Nature