Edgar Allan Poe? Dinah Craik? Apocryphal? Dear Quote Investigator: The following hyperbolic proverb encouraging skepticism has been credited to the master of mystery and the macabre Edgar Allan Poe: Believe half of what you see and nothing of what you hear. Did Poe craft this saying? Quote Investigator: The short story “The System of Dr. … Continue reading Believe Nothing You Hear, and Only One Half That You See