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 GoreyThe Suicide, as she is falling, Illuminated by the moon, Regrets her act, and finds appalling The thought she will be dead so soon.
Edward GoreyMore is happening out there than we are aware of. It is possibly due to some unknown direful circumstance.
Edward GoreyAll the things you can talk about in anyone's work are the things that are least important.... You can describe all the externals of a performance - everything, in fact, but what really constitutes its core. Explaining something makes it go away, so to speak; what's important is what's left over after you've explained everything else.
Edward Gorey