Quotes by Edward Gorey

Explore a curated collection of 7 quotes by Edward Gorey. Discover timeless wisdom, insightful thoughts, and memorable words that have inspired readers around the world. Browse through the gallery below and click on any quote to read more.

I really think I write about everyday life. I don't think I'm quite as odd as others say I am. Life is intrinsically, we — Edward Gorey
Z is for Zillah who drank too much gin. — Edward Gorey
This is the theory… that anything that is art… is presumably about some certain thing, but is really always about someth — Edward Gorey
I am a person before I am anything else. I never say I am a writer. I never say I am an artist...I am a person who does — Edward Gorey
The Suicide, as she is falling,Illuminated by the moon, Regrets her act, and finds appallingThe thought she will be dead — Edward Gorey
If a story is only what it seems to be about, then somehow the author has failed. — Edward Gorey
Vice is nice, but a little virtue won't hurt you. — Edward Gorey