"Poe is the only impeccable writer. He was never mistaken."
— Paul Valéry

January 1, 1970

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Letter to writer André Gide, as quoted in The Tell-Tale Heart: The Life and Works of Edgar Allan Poe (1978) by Julian Symons, Pt. 1, Epilogue