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Dive into the hauntingly beautiful mind of Edgar Allan Poe with this curated collection of his most profound and thought-provoking quotes. From the depths of human psyche to the mysteries of dreams and reality, Poe's words continue to resonate with their unique blend of poetry, philosophy, and gothic sensibility. Discover the genius behind classics like 'The Raven' and 'The Tell-Tale Heart' through his own captivating observations on life, madness, and beauty.

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00:00The boundaries of the present, the past, and the future are not illusions, but are only the more stubborn illusions.
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00:12All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.
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00:21Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream
00:28before.
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00:34Men have called me mad, but the question is, whether am I mad or not, and in this consists the
00:40real point.
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00:45I was never happier than in the midst of my disgrace.
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00:54Beauty of whatever kind, in its supreme development, invariably presupposes the use of art and artifice.
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01:06I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.
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01:15The surest way to be right is to appear to be mistaken.
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01:24If a writer of prose know not how to create characters, he must be a student of physiognomy, and a
01:30minute observer of the countenances and gestures of men.
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01:38The effect of any work of art should be, precisely that of a dream.
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01:48It is not the length of life, but the depth of life.
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02:14I have found that the greater the mental activity, the greater the peace of mind.
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02:23We know not what we are, nor what we shall be.
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02:32Truth is the soul of the universe.
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02:39The devil is a gentleman.
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02:46If a man has been his own architect, he can hardly blame himself for the ruin of his own house.
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02:57The morbid dread of being too late in any of the great and important things of life.
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03:07I have no hope that I shall ever be better than I am.
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03:13Welcome to the guise of achievement.
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