I am SHADOW, and my dwelling is near to the Catacombs of Ptolemais, and hard by those dim plains of Helusion which border upon the foul Charonian canal." And then did we, the seven, start from our seats in horror, and stand trembling, and shuddering, and aghast, for the tones in the voice of the shadow were not the tones of any one being, but of a multitude of beings, and, varying in their cadences from syllable to syllable fell duskly upon our ears in the well-remembered and familiar accents of many thousand departed friends.
Edgar Allan PoeIt is impossible to say how first the idea entered my brain, but, once conceived, it haunted me day and night.
Edgar Allan PoeMen have called me mad; but the question is not yet settled, whether madness is or is not the loftiest intelligence.
Edgar Allan PoeChildren are never too tender to be whipped. Like tough beefsteaks, the more you beat them, the more tender they become.
Edgar Allan PoeLiterature is the most noble of professions. In fact, it is about the only one fit for a man.
Edgar Allan Poe