The most 'popular,' the most 'successful' writers among us, (for a brief period, at least) are, ninety-nine times out of a hundred, persons of mere address, perseverance, effrontery—in a word, busy-bodies, toadies, quacks.
Horror, detective fiction
Opening remarks of a lecture/critique
c. 1840s
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"I am a good deal of a cynic, and have a good deal of what the world calls misanthropy. But I am not a misanthrope."
Humorous"I have a profound contempt for the opinions of mankind."
Humorous"Of course, that he is a poetical phenomenon, as entirely without fault, as is the luxurious paper upon which his poems are invariably borne to the public eye."
Strange & Unusual"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."
Strange & Unusual"There are some secrets which do not permit themselves to be told."
Strange & Unusual