Edgar Allan Poe Quotes
In visions of the dark night I have dreamed of joy departed-- But a waking dream of life and light Hath left me broken-hearted.
Quotes to Explore
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I think we know how to do Mars.
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When facing a difficult task, act as though it is impossible to fail. If you are going after Moby Dick, take along the tartar sauce.
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Writing sessions can last an hour or sixteen hours, depending on how it's going.
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The purpose of armed struggle is not simply to kill... its purpose is to reach a political goal.
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Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get.
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As the bill requires, any terror alert system must give people and organizations some indication about what steps they must take to improve their own security and assist in the Nation's security.
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It's actually harder to write a fun song.
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With Spotify, people don't get it until they try it. Then they tell their friends.
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I was very close to my mother, and her death, which left a gaping hole in my life, has been very difficult for me and my father in a lot of ways.
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An allegory is not meant to be taken literally. There is a great lack of comprehension on the part of some readers.
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Heroes don't wear diapers. It's just not cool.
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I've always wanted to be a singer.
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Actually, I never work in movies for money. I'm glad when I get well-paid, but it's not always the case - trust me.
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I write about heartbreak because I like writing about sad things, but I'm writing happy songs, too!
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I wasn't necessarily the brightest in my family. I think my older sister was probably more clever, but I worked very hard.
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Maybe you have to know darkness before you can appreciate the light.
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Night's darkness is a bag that bursts with the gold of the dawn.
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We have Christians against Muslims against Jews. They're making incompatible claims on real estate in the Middle East as though God were some kind of omniscient real estate broker parsing out parcels of land to his chosen flock. People are literally dying over ancient literature.
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I scouted all the girls at Wimbledon. I wasn't impressed.
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My mum was quite poor, and my dad was rich. She didn't dig that, so she left him.
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I always said if I lived to get grown and had a chance, I was going to try to get something for my mother and I was going to do something for the black man of the South if it would cost my life; I was determined to see that things were changed.
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The rest, with very little exaggeration, was books. Meant-to-be-picked-up books. Permanently-left-behind books. Uncertain-what-to-do-with books. But books, books. Tall cases lined three walls of the room, filled to and beyond capacity. The overflow had been piled in stacks on the floor. There was little space left for walking, and none whatever for pacing.
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I understood that the stories we believe have power over us. They work into our bodies and minds and change us from inside out. What if one day these stories become something stronger, more real, than fairy tales?
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In visions of the dark night I have dreamed of joy departed-- But a waking dream of life and light Hath left me broken-hearted.
