"Once Upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore"
- The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe
I happened across Edgar Allan Poe in my pre-teen years; and my love for his work has remained. Like most of us, I was introduced to him by way of the poem The Raven. I have made a tradition of reading is short story "The Tell-Tale Heart" every Halloween. Poe is close to my heart for several reasons. Chief among them is that Poe always came across to me as a lost and lonely soul; and I guess on some level that spoke to me. Because of Poe (and Stephen King) I became very interested in writing within the horror, thriller and mystery genre.
Here are some of my favorite quotes by Edgar Allan Poe:
