--- title: "29 Gothic-fiction Quotes by 12 authors" description: "Browse 29 Gothic-fiction quotes by 12 authors. Discover the best Gothic-fiction sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9bc/aaron-a-a-smith-215805_author_no-i-will-not-join-your-civil-war-reenac_2412449.jpg" --- > [“No, I will not join your Civil War reenactment troupe.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-a-a-smith/no-i-will-not-join-your-civil-war-reenactment-troupe/) [Aaron A. A. Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaron-a-a-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9bc/aaron-a-a-smith-215805_author_no-i-will-not-join-your-civil-war-reenac_2412449.jpg) > [“Work is the undoing of nature.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-majkut/work-is-the-undoing-of-nature/) [Paul Majkut](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-majkut/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b38/paul-majkut-95336_anti-semitism_work-is-the-undoing-of-nature-316562_316562.jpg) > [“Is it possible for one to enter sleep and wander while never waking? And if so, for how long can one survive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tiffany-apan/is-it-possible-for-one-to-enter-sleep-and-wander-while-never-waking/) [Tiffany Apan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tiffany-apan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed7/tiffany-apan-85655_gothic_is-it-possible-for-one-to-enter-sleep-an_828598.jpg) > [“He would die in this room, buried alive by the weight of his life.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine-fonseca/he-would-die-in-this-room-buried-alive-by-the-weight-of-his-life/) [Christine Fonseca](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christine-fonseca/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d76/christine-fonseca-15934_buried_he-would-die-in-this-room-buried-alive-b_840308.jpg) > [“Good evening, you poor little Orphans of a Loveless God. Good evening to you blood sucking fools.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-heath/good-evening-you-poor-little-orphans-of-a-loveless-god-good-evening/) [Paula Heath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-heath/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79d/paula-heath-268877_good-evening_good-evening-you-poor-little-orphans-of_2124260.jpg) > [“To me, Gothic fiction is the literary representation of the stormy gloom of the British Isles.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/to-me-gothic-fiction-is-the-literary-representation-of-the-stormy/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e9/stewart-stafford-3104_britain_to-me-gothic-fiction-is-the-literary-rep_2111448.jpg) > [“And maybe that is exactly what happened…he walked away and never woke up…”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tiffany-apan/and-maybe-that-is-exactly-what-happened-he-walked-away-and-never-woke/) [Tiffany Apan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tiffany-apan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f3d/tiffany-apan-85655_gothic_and-maybe-that-is-exactly-what-happened_1613729.jpg) > [“I had no lock that could be picked. If anything, I was the landscape behind the door, and even on that day…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mcomber/i-had-no-lock-that-could-be-picked-if-anything-i-was-the-landscape/) [Adam McOmber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mcomber/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32b/adam-mcomber-44312_flora-and-fauna_i-had-no-lock-that-could-be-picked-if-an_1779043.jpg) > [“At its heart, Gothic Fiction is the introvert's "Hero's Journey" where heroes and heroines must navigate the uncharted territory of the mind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barrymore-tebbs/at-its-heart-gothic-fiction-is-the-introvert-s-hero-s-journey-where/) [Barrymore Tebbs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barrymore-tebbs/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/31d/barrymore-tebbs-222314_gothic_at-its-heart-gothic-fiction-is-the-intro_160979.jpg) > [“Just before he passed behind the hedge at the end of the drive, he turned to look back at Stoke Morrow and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mcomber/just-before-he-passed-behind-the-hedge-at-the-end-of-the-drive-he/) [Adam McOmber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mcomber/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc1/adam-mcomber-44312_fantasy_just-before-he-passed-behind-the-hedge-a_2461925.jpg) > [“he night beyond the window was still, mordant white snow, punctuated only by the eerie dark of the trees, gumshoeing their way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hazel-butler/he-night-beyond-the-window-was-still-mordant-white-snow-punctuated/) [Hazel Butler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hazel-butler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85b/hazel-butler-31801_contemporary-fantasy_he-night-beyond-the-window-was-still-mor_2376070.jpg) > [“I found serenity in the towers, especially the highest, even in the midst of winter. The crows also enjoyed the lofts, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hazel-butler/i-found-serenity-in-the-towers-especially-the-highest-even-in-the/) [Hazel Butler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hazel-butler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c02/hazel-butler-31801_contemporary-fantasy_i-found-serenity-in-the-towers-especiall_1580629.jpg) > [“Joshua had always been able to get away with things—things for which he should never have been forgiven. He was a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hazel-butler/joshua-had-always-been-able-to-get-away-with-things-things-for-which/) [Hazel Butler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hazel-butler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa1/hazel-butler-31801_bipolar_joshua-had-always-been-able-to-get-away_161307.jpg) > [“Insects crawled across my skin, legs skittering across my flesh, numbed paths of cold left in their wake. They were the creatures…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hazel-butler/insects-crawled-across-my-skin-legs-skittering-across-my-flesh-numbed/) [Hazel Butler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hazel-butler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d2/hazel-butler-31801_contemporary-fantasy_insects-crawled-across-my-skin-legs-skit_1350904.jpg) > [“The past had already been dealt with, to one end or another, it was certain, fixed, the horror of it was already…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hazel-butler/the-past-had-already-been-dealt-with-to-one-end-or-another-it-was/) [Hazel Butler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hazel-butler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d7a/hazel-butler-31801_contemporary-fantasy_the-past-had-already-been-dealt-with-to_346143.jpg) > [“I imagined her poised, a humerus in one hand, a toothbrush in the other, as she gently brushed away the last remnants…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hazel-butler/i-imagined-her-poised-a-humerus-in-one-hand-a-toothbrush-in-the-other/) [Hazel Butler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hazel-butler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb1/hazel-butler-31801_contemporary-fantasy_i-imagined-her-poised-a-humerus-in-one-h_1956355.jpg) > [“She stood in the snow, effervescent, all pale skin and blonde hair, clad in white and bathed in moonlight. She should have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hazel-butler/she-stood-in-the-snow-effervescent-all-pale-skin-and-blonde-hair-clad/) [Hazel Butler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hazel-butler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/039/hazel-butler-31801_blonde-hair_she-stood-in-the-snow-effervescent-all-p_2929436.jpg) > [“...Leaning on her maid, she stole through the winding galleries, and lightly descending the stairs, entered the long hall, which terminated in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/regina-maria-roche/leaning-on-her-maid-she-stole-through-the-winding-galleries-and/) [Regina Maria Roche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/regina-maria-roche/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/092/regina-maria-roche-37737_gothic-fiction_leaning-on-her-maid-she-stole-through-th_2107189.jpg) > [“Death begins before birth. I have always found this an odd notion, but were it not for the death of certain cells…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hazel-butler/death-begins-before-birth-i-have-always-found-this-an-odd-notion-but/) [Hazel Butler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hazel-butler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a5b/hazel-butler-31801_birth_death-begins-before-birth-i-have-always_2921963.jpg) > [“In the distance, steel-blue mountains loomed heavy on the horizon, their shoulders burdened with the same accursed snow the gods were currently…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hazel-butler/in-the-distance-steel-blue-mountains-loomed-heavy-on-the-horizon/) [Hazel Butler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hazel-butler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc7/hazel-butler-31801_animals_in-the-distance-steel-blue-mountains-loo_1668039.jpg) > [“It seemed for a moment as if something was there, loitering between the knurled and towering cherry trees, a flash of a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hazel-butler/it-seemed-for-a-moment-as-if-something-was-there-loitering-between/) [Hazel Butler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hazel-butler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d71/hazel-butler-31801_bare-branches_it-seemed-for-a-moment-as-if-something-w_2008837.jpg) > [“Art lovers collect paintings that demonstrate some form of imperceptible complexity. Abstract images with vague messages and symbols that keep you guessing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-fordham/art-lovers-collect-paintings-that-demonstrate-some-form-of/) [Mindy Fordham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-fordham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55f/mindy-fordham-121673_art_art-lovers-collect-paintings-that-demons_1021116.jpg) > [“Lady Dunreath, in the meantime, suffered torture; after she had seen Malvina turned from the abbey, she returned to her apartment; it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/regina-maria-roche/lady-dunreath-in-the-meantime-suffered-torture-after-she-had-seen/) [Regina Maria Roche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/regina-maria-roche/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b32/regina-maria-roche-37737_gothic-fiction_lady-dunreath-in-the-meantime-suffered-t_1547244.jpg) > [“The marine underworld stretched below the ship and embodied many secrets. The disappearance of Olga had become one of the mysteries that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tiffany-apan/the-marine-underworld-stretched-below-the-ship-and-embodied-many/) [Tiffany Apan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tiffany-apan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f3c/tiffany-apan-85655_baby-sister_the-marine-underworld-stretched-below-th_23318.jpg) > [“Penelope had read several novels about such governesses in preparation for her interview and found them chock-full of useful information, although she…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maryrose-wood/penelope-had-read-several-novels-about-such-governesses-in/) [Maryrose Wood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maryrose-wood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7e/maryrose-wood-10953_books_penelope-had-read-several-novels-about-s_2583296.png) > [“It was a fact that had become the focus of my entire life, a whisper in my heartbeat, a permanent, insidious presence…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hazel-butler/it-was-a-fact-that-had-become-the-focus-of-my-entire-life-a-whisper/) [Hazel Butler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hazel-butler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b58/hazel-butler-31801_contemporary-fantasy_it-was-a-fact-that-had-become-the-focus_2281277.jpg) > [“The reflection was that of a putrefying corpse. By some trick of the light, her face seemed sallow and slipping, the patches…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hazel-butler/the-reflection-was-that-of-a-putrefying-corpse-by-some-trick-of-the/) [Hazel Butler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hazel-butler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/609/hazel-butler-31801_contemporary-fantasy_the-reflection-was-that-of-a-putrefying_2962104.jpg) > [“Call it what you like: The Upper Sky, the Unmade, even the Empyrean. Men have given it so many names over the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mcomber/call-it-what-you-like-the-upper-sky-the-unmade-even-the-empyrean-men/) [Adam McOmber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mcomber/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/539/adam-mcomber-44312_adam-mcomber_call-it-what-you-like-the-upper-sky-the_741477.jpg) > [“I was familiar with the realms of unnatural, for I myself was an unnatural. Not a monster in appearance; I looked like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mcomber/i-was-familiar-with-the-realms-of-unnatural-for-i-myself-was-an/) [Adam McOmber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mcomber/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83e/adam-mcomber-44312_friendship_i-was-familiar-with-the-realms-of-unnatu_3054943.jpg) ## Top authors on Gothic-fiction - [Hazel Butler 12 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/gothic-fiction/hazel-butler/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/gothic-fiction/#itemlist", "name": "Gothic-fiction Quotes", "numberOfItems": 29, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“No, I will not join your Civil War reenactment troupe.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Aaron A. A. 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