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Edgar Allan Poe

The mere imitation, however accurate, of what is in Nature, entitles no man to the sacred name of Artist

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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?

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I am walking like a bewitched corpse, with the certainty of being eaten by the infinite, of being annulled by the only existing Absurd.

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Beauty of whatever kind, in its supreme development, invariably excites the sensitive soul to tears.

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Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before.

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There are moments when, even to the sober eye of Reason, the world of our sad humanity must assume the aspect of Hell.

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They were small, brightly coloured, happy little creatures who secreted some of the nastiest toxins in the world, which is why the job of looking after the large vivarium where they happily passed their days was given to first-year students, on the basis that if they got things wrong there wouldn't be too much education wasted.

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