Since I had no review to post today, I decided to join Bookshelf Fantasies in the Thursday Quotables meme.
This isn’t actually from a book that I’m reading right now, but today’s #fallbookchallenge post on Instagram was a “favorite classic scary book”. I prefer gothic or atmospheric horror, so I chose Tales of Mystery and Imagination by Poe. That got me thinking about my favorite Poe stories, and this quote that I love:
“Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.”
~from Eleonora by Edgar Allan Poe
Now be sure to visit Bookshelf Fantasies for links to more quotes!
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I love the quote you shared! And I love Poe!
I love the words people used on a regular basis back then. My hubby and I recently watched Ken Burns’ “The Civil War” for the third or fourth time, and a lot of it is quotes read from letters written by everyday people – regular soldiers (not just the officers), wives of the soldiers and so forth. The language is so beautiful and not what we’d expect for just plain working class folks.
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It is. And I don’t think it is that language was any more expressive then than it is now, but people used it more expressively!
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Good point. There is a real sincerity there.
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Ooh creepy! Never read Edgar Allen Poe, I think he’d be too scary for me I hate horrors 😛 Great quote though!
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Thanks! He is more creepy than scary, but I know he’s not for everyone. 😄
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Poe is one of my very favorites for a good spooky tale.
Great post!
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Thank you! 🙂
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I seldom read Poe, or Steven King, but I appreciate their literature contributions. They are too….. scary for me.
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