With me poetry has not been a purpose, but a passion. - Edgar Allan Poe

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

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

"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?"

"I have been happy, though in a dream.I have been happy-and I love the theme:Dreams! in their vivid colouring of lifeAs in that fleeting, shadowy, misty strife"

"The best things in life make you sweaty."