All religion, my friend, is simply evolved out of fraud, fea... - Edgar Allan Poe

"The idea of God, infinity, or spirit stands for the possible attempt at an impossible conception."

"The death of a beautiful woman is, unquestionably, the most poetical topic in the world."

"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.'"

"To elevate the soul, poetry is necessary."

"The best things in life make you sweaty."