: "He had the eye of a vulture — a pale blue eye, with a film over it". Musical and Artistic Adaptations

: "Villains!" I shrieked, "dissemble no more! I admit the deed! — tear up the planks! — here, here! — it is the beating of his hideous heart!".

: "TRUE! — nervous — very, very dreadfully nervous I had been, and am; but why will you say that I am mad?".

If you are looking for a performance piece or a specific musical composition based on the story: The Tell-Tale Heart, by Michael Story – Score & Sound