The sole purpose is to provide infinite springs, at which the soul may allay the eternal thirst TO KNOW which is forever unquenchable within it, since to quench it, would be to extinguish the soul's self.
Edgar Allan PoeBoston: Their hotels are bad. Their pumpkin pies are delicious. Their poetry is not so good.
Edgar Allan PoeOne half of the pleasure experienced at a theatre arises from the spectator's sympathy with the rest of the audience, and, especially from his belief in their sympathy with him.
Edgar Allan Poe