Edgar Allan Poe, the American writer, editor, and literary critic, best known for his poetry and short stories, would have turned 211 today, on January 19, 2020. Allan Poe is particularly known for his tales of mystery and the macabre. The writer was born on January 20, 1809, at Boston. His work "The Raven" continues to be a must-read for the fans of the genre.

It was in 1827 that his publishing career began with the anonymous collection Tamerlane and Other Poems (1827), credited only to "a Bostonian". Edgar Allan Poe's quotes have the same intensity as his work and contain insights into his mind.

Read Edgar Allan Poe Quotes Below

1. "I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity."

Edgar Allan Poe Quotes. (Photo Credits: File Image)

2. "All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream."

Edgar Allan Poe Quotes. (Photo Credits: File Image)

3. "Sleep, those little slices of death; Oh how I loathe them."

Edgar Allan Poe Quotes. (Photo Credits: File Image)

4. "Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality."

Edgar Allan Poe Quotes. (Photo Credits: File Image)

5. "Never to suffer would never to have been blessed."

Edgar Allan Poe Quotes. (Photo Credits: File Image)

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

Edgar Allan Poe Quotes. (Photo Credits: File Image)

Poe died in Baltimore on October 7, 1849, at age 40. The cause of his death is unknown and has been variously attributed to alcohol, "brain congestion", cholera, drugs, heart disease, rabies, suicide, tuberculosis, and other causes. However, his legacy lives long even after his death, thanks to the power of his work.

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