Edgar Allan Poe — "The ‛Imp of the Perverse’ is a radical, a primitive impulse—elementary, and alto…"

"It is by no means an irrational fancy that, in a future existence, we shall look upon what we think are the works of God with a sentiment of profoundest reverence, as the highest manifestations of the…"

"From childhood's hour I have not been As others were—I have not seen As others saw—I could not bring My passions from a common spring."

"It is not a matter of whether or not you will die, but of how you will live."

"There is a strong disposition in mankind to believe in the marvellous."

"It is impossible to say how first the idea entered my brain; but once conceived, it haunted me day and night."