--- title: "4 William De Morgan Quotes - Famous Novelist (It Never Can Happen Again)" description: "William Frend De Morgan was an English potter, tile designer and novelist. A lifelong friend of William Morris, he designed tiles, stained glass and fur..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-william-de-morgan-68416.jpg" --- ![Portrait of William De Morgan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-william-de-morgan-68416.jpg) # William De Morgan (1839–1917) Novelist United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland **4** quotes in **29** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet William De Morgan was a novelist from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, best known for *It Never Can Happen Again*. ## Quick Facts About William De Morgan Born November 16, 1839 Died January 15, 1917 Nationality United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Profession Novelist Notable works It Never Can Happen Again Spouse Evelyn De Morgan ## About William De Morgan William Frend De Morgan was an English potter, tile designer and novelist. A lifelong friend of William Morris, he designed tiles, stained glass and furniture for Morris & Co. from 1863 to 1872. His tiles often recall medieval or Islamic design patterns. He applied innovative glazes and firing techniques. Galleons and fish were common motifs, as were "fantastical" birds and animals. Many of De Morgan's tiles were designed to create intricate patterns when several were laid together. ## Quotes by William De Morgan > [I don't want to achieve immortality by being inducted into the Hall of Fame. I want to achieve immortality by not dying.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-de-morgan/i-don-t-want-to-achieve-immortality-by-being-inducted-into-the-hall/) William De Morgan [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/17e/william-de-morgan-68416_achieve_i-don-t-want-to-achieve-immortality-by-b_530990.png) > [A Corpse or a Ghost- I'd sooner be one or t'other, square and fair, than a Ghost in a Corpse, which is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-de-morgan/a-corpse-or-a-ghost-i-d-sooner-be-one-or-t-other-square-and-fair-than/) William De Morgan [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d32/william-de-morgan-68416_corpse_a-corpse-or-a-ghost-i-d-sooner-be-one-or_1119249.png) > [For I never have seen, and never shall see, that the cessation of the evidence of existence is necessarily evidence of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-de-morgan/for-i-never-have-seen-and-never-shall-see-that-the-cessation-of-the/) William De Morgan [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/99c/william-de-morgan-68416_evidence_for-i-never-have-seen-and-never-shall-se_2071287.png) > [I expressed just now my mistrust of what is called Spiritualism — ... I owe it a trifle for a message said…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-de-morgan/i-expressed-just-now-my-mistrust-of-what-is-called-spiritualism-i-owe/) William De Morgan [Another world](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/another-world/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc9/william-de-morgan-68416_another-world_i-expressed-just-now-my-mistrust-of-what_2792704.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-de-morgan/#itemlist", "name": "William De Morgan Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I don't want to achieve immortality by being inducted into the Hall of Fame. 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