Poe Birthday

Famous quotes containing the words poe and/or birthday:

    “Yes, Heaven is thine; but this
    Is a world of sweets and sours;
    Our flowers are merely—flowers,
    And the shadow of thy perfect bliss
    Is the sunshine of ours.”
    —Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849)

    “Age is a limit we impose upon ourselves. You know, each time you Westerners celebrate your birthday you build another fence around your minds.”
    —Robert Riskin (1897–1955)