Copyright © 2019 Chris Mentillo
NEVER QUIT
To the masses, the infamous writer, commentary and editor, Edgar Allan Poe was a legend -- a literary genius. And even years later, Poe's work and name, resume being synonymous with romantic poetry, and even horror. One thing we know for sure, Edgar Allan Poe proceeds to be respected and remarkably widespread today. But why?
Quite frankly, Edgar Allan Poe's life had much to do with the perplexity of his literature. For instance, like Poe's own life, the preponderance of his poems exhibited stories of horror and the macabre. Nevermore, I mean Nevertheless, Poe was no quitter -- at least not with his writing anyway. Poe may have given up on his own life somewhere down the line with his excessive alcohol and drug consumption, and the unfortunate passing of several women, whom he loved and cherished. However, with all this demise and loss lingering in his life and more, Edgar Allan Poe was not going to quit.
So, Poe committed and dedicated himself to remain steadfast to literature, and then used his own life, as a catalyst for his stories of horror. No matter the situation, particularly financially, Edgar Allan Poe proceeded to pen out -- story after story. And even though it barely ever put a scrap of gold or food on his table, one thing Poe never did, was give-up and quit his amazing writing talent. And thank God for that. Perhaps, this is why I (as well as thousands of others) continue to love and cherish him today. Never Quit. Never Quit.
"You can quit your day-time job, but not your dreams." -- Chris Mentillo
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