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The Masque of the Red Death
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"The Masque of the Red Death" Quotes

A prince tries to escape a deadly plague by locking himself and his wealthy friends in a secluded abbey, only to find that they cannot escape their fate.

Quotes

There are chords in the hearts of the most reckless which cannot be touched without emotion.

Edgar Allan Poe

emotion

There are few persons who have not, at some period of their lives, amused themselves in retracing the steps by which particular conclusions of their own minds have been attained.

Edgar Allan Poe

introspection

There are some secrets which do not permit themselves to be told.

Edgar Allan Poe

secrets

There are many people in the world who have never died.

Edgar Allan Poe

life

There are moments when, even to the sober eye of Reason, the world of our sad humanity may assume the semblance of Hell.

Edgar Allan Poe

perspective

There are some things which cannot be shut out from the mind.

Edgar Allan Poe

thoughts

In the greenest of our valleys, By good angels tenanted, Once a fair and stately palace -- Radiant palace -- reared its head.

Edgar Allan Poe

nature