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I was introduced to Edward Gorey when I was about 12 or 13 by one of my mom's friends. His garage had been converted into a sort of makeshift library with rows and rows of bookshelves. One day while browsing around I found a copy of 'Amphigorey' and I was mesmerized. He gave me the book and I spent the next couple of years reading and re-reading it. I was obsessed. To this day, I can still recite The Gashlycrumb Tinies by heart, but my favorite has always been The Doubtful Guest.



Just a couple of months ago I purchased Amphigorey and Amphigorey II on Amazon.

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Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus
PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce