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Edward Gorey Quotes: I am a person before I am anything else. I never say I am a writer. I never say I am an artist...I am a person who does those things.
         

I am a person before I am anything else. I never say I am a writer. I never say I am an artist...I am a person who does those things.


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This page presents the quote "I am a person before I am anything else. I never say I am a writer. I never say I am an artist...I am a person who does those things.". Author of this quote is Edward Gorey. This quote is about work, identity,.