"From childhood's hour I have not been. As others were, I have not seen. As others saw, I could not awaken. My heart to joy at the same tone. And all I loved, I loved alone."
"I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity."
"The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins?"
"To elevate the soul, poetry is necessary."
"The idea of God, infinity, or spirit stands for the possible attempt at an impossible conception."
"A short story must have a single mood and every sentence must build towards it."