Author lady wolf known as Krystal says: In the oxford dictionary quirky means:-an unexpected turn or twist, a peculiarity of character or mannerism, which means idiosyncracy. Whismsical means:- unusual, odd, But does not include character if you know or google Tim burton you will see all his characters are peculiar, I hope this explain's it a bit better. Hugs Krystal.xxxx Nov 5, 2011