Have we not a perpetual inclination, in the teeth of our best judgment, to violate that which is Law, merely because we understand it to be such?
Horror, detective fiction
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"Were I to be asked what it is that gives me the most intense delight, I should say a conversation with a beautiful woman."
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Humorous"With me, poetry has been not a purpose, but a passion; and the passions should be held in reverence: they must not be profaned by a superficial interest."
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Humorous