Mr. Gooley collects such things as engravings, woodcuts, recordings of obscure choral works, and useless knowledge. He also gathers dust and finds excuses not to work on an epic novel. He accumulates books, woodworking tools, and experience.

Favorite Color: the blue-gray of a good stormcloud

Favorite Quote: "...it seemed to me you had forgotten one great felicity, manly purpose, and final completion of the immortal spirit, which is surely the digging of holes and the filling of them up again."