It's well we cannot hear the screams we make in other people's dreams.

- Edward Gorey

What is, is, and what might have been could never have existed.

- Edward Gorey

I don't think anything might have been. What is, is.

- Edward Gorey

My favorite journey is looking out the window.

- Edward Gorey

God knows, there's enough to worry about without worrying about worrying about things.

- 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 t…

- Edward Gorey

There are so many things we've been brought up to believe that it takes you an awfully long time to realize that they aren't you.

- Edward Gorey

Vice is nice, but a little virtue won't hurt you.

- Edward Gorey

If something doesn't creep into a drawing that you're not prepared for, you might as well not have drawn it.

- Edward Gorey