Fitz James O'Brien
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Fitz James O'Brien (25 October 1826–6 April 1862) was an Irish American Civil War soldier, writer, and poet.
Quotes[edit]
The Diamond Lens (1858)[edit]
- Like every novice, I fancied myself a discoverer.
What Was It? A Mystery (1859)[edit]
- I feel my capacity to experience a terror greater than anything yet conceived by the human mind—something combining in fearful and unnatural amalgamation hitherto supposed incompatible elements.
Quotes about Fitz James O'Brien[edit]
- O'Brien's early death undoubtedly deprived us of some masterful tales of strangeness and terror.