“If any ambitious man have a fancy to revolutionize at one effort the universal world of human thought, human opinion, and human sentiment, the opportunity is his own — the road to immortal renown lies straight, open, and unencumbered before him. All that he has to do is to write and publish a very little book. Its title should be simple — a few plain words — "My Heart Laid Bare."”

But — this little book must be true to its title. <br class="br"> Marginalia http://www.easylit.com/poe/comtext/prose/margin.shtml (November 1844)