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Poe is the only impeccable writer. He was never mistaken.

Poe is the only impeccable writer. He was never mistaken.

Paul Valery

Mistaken, Impeccable

"The Tell-Tale Heart: The Life and Works of Edgar Allan Poe" by Julian Symons, (Pt. 1, Epilogue), 1978.

Stupidity is not my strong suit.

Paul Valery

Strong, Stupidity, Suits

"Monsieur Teste". Book by Paul Valery, 1919.

From the moment that photography appeared, the descriptive genre began to invade Letters... In verse as in prose the décor and exterior aspects of life took an almost excessive place.

Paul Valery

Photography, Letters, Moments

The folly of mistaking oneself for an oracle is built right into us.

Paul Valery

Oracles, Folly, Oneself

The mere notion of photography, when we introduce it into our meditation on the genesis of historical knowledge and its true value, suggests the simple question: Could such and such a fact, as it is narrated here, have been photographed?

Paul Valery

Photography, Simple, Historical Knowledge