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Edward Gorey was an American writer known for his distinctive black humor and Gothic style. His works spanned various genres, including children's literature, adult fiction, and illustration design.

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Famous Edward Gorey Quotes

“If a story is only what it seems to be about, then somehow the author has failed.”

Writing Author Short Story

Author:Edward Gorey

“On November 18 of alternate years Mr Earbrass begins writing 'his new novel'. Weeks ago he chose its title at random from a list of them he keeps in a little green note-book. It being tea-time of the 17th, he is alarmed not to have thought of a plot to which The Unstrung Harp might apply.”

Writing Humor

Book:The Unstrung Harp

Source: The Unstrung Harp

“Mr Earbrass was virtually asleep when several lines of verse passed through his mind and left it hopelessly awake. Here was the perfect epigraph for TUH: A horrid ?monster has been [something] delay'd By your/their indiff'rence in the dank brown shade Below the garden... His mind's eye sees them quoted on the bottom third of a right-hand page in a (possibly) olive-bound book he read at least five years ago. When he does find them, it will be a great nuisance if no clue is given to their authorship.”

Writing Reading Memory

Book:The Unstrung Harp

Source: The Unstrung Harp

“I really think I write about everyday life. I don't think I'm quite as odd as others say I am.”

Thinking Writing Everyday Odd Everyday Life So Boring

Author:Edward Gorey

“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, well, boring and dangerous at the same time. At any given moment the floor may open up. Of course, it almost never does; that's what makes it so boring.”

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Author:Edward Gorey

About the Author

Born: February 22, 1925
Died: April 15, 2000
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 67

Books & Sources

Ascending Peculiarity: Edward Gorey on Edward Gorey : InterviewsRelated source material

Ascending Peculiarity: Edward Gorey on Edward GoreyRelated source material

Floating Worlds: The Letters of Edward Gorey & Peter F. NeumeyerRelated source material

The Unstrung HarpRelated source material

The Gashlycrumb tinies, or, After the outingRelated source material

The Gilded BatRelated source material

The Silent ExecutionerRelated source material

The Unstrung Harp, Or, Mr. Earbrass Writes a NovelRelated source material

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