Poe

Famous quotes containing the word poe:

“Were I called on to define, very briefly, the term Art, I should call it “the reproduction of what the Senses perceive in Nature through the veil of the soul.” The mere imitation, however accurate, of what is in Nature, entitles no man to the sacred name of “Artist.””
—Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1845)

“He made no resistance whatever, and was stabbed in the back.... I must not dwell upon the fearful repast.... Words have no power to impress the mind with the exquisite horror of their reality.”
—Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849)

“Aouda: Mr. Fogg, why must you be so ... so British?
Phileas Fogg: Madam, I am what I am.
Aouda: No. You’re kind and warm and generous.”
—James Poe (1921–1980)