When a madman appears thoroughly sane, indeed, it is high time to put him in a straight jacket.
Edgar Allan PoeThe mere imitation, however accurate, of what is in Nature, entitles no man to the sacred name of Artist
Edgar Allan PoeAs a viewed myself in a fragment of looking-glass..., I was so impressed with a sense of vague awe at my appearance ... that I was seized with a violent tremour.
Edgar Allan Poe