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Quote Left Never to suffer would never to have been blessed. Quote Right
Quote Left I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity Quote Right
Quote Left There is something in the unselfish and self-sacrificing love of a brute, which goes directly to the heart of him who has had frequent occasion to test the paltry friendship and gossamer fidelity of mere Man. Quote Right
Quote Left Sleep, those little slices of death; Oh how I loathe them. Quote Right
Quote Left Take this kiss upon the brow And, in parting from you now,Thus much let me avow--You are not wrong who deemThat my days have been a dreamYet if hope has flown awayIn a night, or in a day,In a vision, or in none,Is it therefore the less goneAll that we see or seemIs but a dream within a dream. Quote Right
Quote Left You have conquered, and I yield. Yet, henceforward art thou ... dead to the World, to Heaven and to Hope! In me didst thou exist—and, in my ... Quote Right
Quote Left Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things that escape those who dream only at night. Quote Right
Quote Left Were I called on to define, very briefly, the term Art, I should call it the reproduction of what the Senses perceive in Nature through the veil of the soul. The mere imitation, however accurate, of what is in Nature, entitles no man to the sacred name of Artist. Quote Right
Quote Left Children are never too tender to be whipped. Like tough beefsteaks, the more you beat them, the more tender they become. Quote Right
Quote Left All that we see and seem is but a dream within a dream. Quote Right
Quote Left Sleep, those little slices of death, how I loathe them. Quote Right
Quote Left 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. Quote Right
Quote Left I have great faith in fools; self-confidence, my friends call it. Quote Right
Quote Left 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. Quote Right
Quote Left Thank Heaven! the crisis — The danger, is past,... Quote Right
Quote Left Men die nightly in their beds, wringing the hands of ghostly confessors ... on account of the hideousness of mysteries which will not suffer t... Quote Right
Quote Left Scorching my seared heart with a pain, not hell shall make me fear again. Quote Right
Quote Left I have great faith in fools -- self confidence my friends call it. Quote Right
Quote Left Resignedly beneath the sky The melancholy waters lie.... Quote Right
Quote Left The death ... of a beautiful woman, is unquestionably the most poetical topic in the world. Quote Right
Quote Left Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night. Quote Right
Quote Left Years of love have been forgot, In the hatred of a minute. Quote Right
Quote Left the wind came out of the cloud chilling And killing my Annabel Lee. Quote Right
Quote Left I have great faith in fools; My friends call it self-confidence. Quote Right
Quote Left The prince had provided all the appliances of pleasure ...: buffoons,... improvisatori,... ballet-dancers,... musicians,... Beauty,... wine. A... Quote Right
Quote Left Depend upon it, after all, Thomas, Literature is the most noble of professions. In fact, it is about the only one fit for a man. For my own part, there is no seducing me from the path. Quote Right
Quote Left Convinced myself, I seek not to convince. Quote Right
Quote Left Semi-Saracenic architecture, sustaining itself as if by miracle in mid air; glittering in the red sunlight with a hundred oriels, minarets, an... Quote Right
Quote Left My love—my faith—should instil into your bosom a praeternatural calm. You would rest from care.... You would get better.... And if not, He... Quote Right
Quote Left There are certain themes of which the interest is all-absorbing, but which are too entirely horrible for the purposes of legitimate fiction. Quote Right
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Member Quotes About Poe

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Quote Left As bad as it is, it is better for the growing awareness. Maybe from the awakening, the pen mightier than the sword, us priests of poetry, the rarefied hearts of humanity, can make a positive contribution. Quote Right
Quote Left Fine fabric of poetry closer the frayed edges of language, loose threads of thought we light, to keep from unraveling. What lasting value, if any at all, rises in the smoke, is sustained by memory of the lyrical flash. Quote Right
Quote Left "Poetry is that craft which springs from within a wordsmith's own heart, soul, and mind." Reason A. Poteet Quote Right
Quote Left We travel and see through the shallows and depths of many. Poetry is the Poet's shared ark of survival and discovery. Quote Right
Quote Left "A Cemetery Can Take Your Breath Away. Watch Out Where You Walk." By Poet Quote Right
Quote Left Nothing comes to mind the moment your mind tries to remember, no matter how hard you squeeze your eyes or twitch your nose, but exactly how a random word pops into your mind to magically fit the line in your poem, who knows. Quote Right
Quote Left Poetry 'DUMP', is that a Verb? -Gray Squirrel 05-20-2025 Quote Right
Quote Left Children's Books Can Have A Shared Relationship Of Objects And Colors, Enlightening The Syntax Of Poetic Possibility. Quote Right
Quote Left "The poem is shaped my the magic of the writer to their reader." Quote Right
Quote Left I call my random scribbles 'poems' Quote Right
Quote Left Form alone does not make poetry.... Passion is poetry. Quote Right
Quote Left Spend money as if its monopoly money! Poems of life Leah Downey Amazon Quote Right
Quote Left Live like you have one life, dream like you live 1000! Poems of life Leah Downey Amazon Quote Right
Quote Left Feelings are the octane of words...they drive our poetry: A skip and a jump, tripping the imagination fantastic! Quote Right
Quote Left Escape from personality, into personality -- a poem, in one way or another, is always personality -- If it comes out of us, it is personality -- either near-local...nearer God...or the Devil. Quote Right
Quote Left For a poem to have sharing power, it must first tingle a reader's curiosity, greet on a soul level, and then unite somewhere-somehow with unity spirit. Quote Right
Quote Left Free verse might be defined as a poem designed to encapsulate a person’s musings in a personal, stylised format—serendipity of thoughts meandering towards a decisive conclusion or left unresolved for the reader to mull over. Quote Right
Quote Left Every word can be living. Poet's job to give them renewed, fascinating life. Quote Right
Quote Left Science ... the bounty hunter of poetic wisdom Quote Right
Quote Left “Some people prefer raw poems whilst some prefer polished poems. It doesn’t really matter because all poems, like all manifested thought comes from the Godhead. He-She creates without judgment.” ©GhairoDanielsQuotes Quote Right
Quote Left "Poetry is the language of a human poet’s heart, mind and soul writing away." Quote Right
Quote Left If poetry is the elixir of love, poets write on. Quote Right
Quote Left Ink from the heart is poetic art. Quote Right
Quote Left in words we say happy but in poetry we say touching the clouds, feeling the wind and loving the sky. Quote Right
Quote Left “I bathe in my Lord’s colours so chaste, to post my poems in coloured posies haste.” Quote Right
Quote Left Poetry is a life-long odyssey...sort of like, getting on a wood-craft, sailing off toward the horizon, praying one is dealing with round notes and not flats. The poetic heart floats and sinks with every lyrical journey. Quote Right
Quote Left "Who I am, is the understanding what is important in my personal narrative world, my feelings, motives, and desires." Quote by poet Quote Right
Quote Left Poets are like actors....character actors prepare for one supporting role, as a poet embellishes one topic. Quote Right
Quote Left Poetry expresses feelings that are common in humanity, allowing us to unite in understanding, empathy, and solidarity. Good poetry also challenges us to be our best selves; a resurrection of the spirit, a refinement of the soul. Quote Right
Quote Left If you’ve something good to say about one’s poetry, write on. If you’ve something bad to say, take a good look at yourself before mocking someone else. Quote Right
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