Fitz James O'Brien

O’Brien in 1881

Fitz James O'Brien (25 October 1826–6 April 1862) was an Irish American Civil War soldier, writer, and poet.

Quotes

The Diamond Lens (1858)

  • Like every novice, I fancied myself a discoverer.

What Was It? A Mystery (1859)

  • 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

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