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You never really choose anything. It's all presented to you, and then you have alternatives.

Edward Gorey

You never really choose anything. It's all presented to you, and then you have alternatives.

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About Edward Gorey

Edward St. John Gorey (February 22, 1925 – April 15, 2000) was an American writer, Tony Award-winning costume designer, and artist, noted for his own illustrated books as well as cover art and illustration for books by other writers. His characteristic pen-and-ink drawings often depict vaguely unsettling narrative scenes in Victorian and Edwardian settings.