To elevate the soul, poetry is necessary. - Edgar Allan Poe

"With me poetry has not been a purpose, but a passion."

"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."

"The ninety and nine are with dreams, content but the hope of the world made new, is the hundredth man who is grimly bent on making those dreams come true."

"Quaff, oh quaff this kind nepenthe, and forget this lost Lenore!"