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Shirley Jackson quotes

American Novelist December 14, 1919 – August 8, 1965

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I have often thought that with any luck at all I could have been born a werewolf, because the two middle fingers on both my hands are the same length, but I have had to be content with what I had. Shirley Jackson
Shirley Jackson quote: "Am I walking toward something I should be running away from?"
Am I walking toward something I should be running away from? Shirley Jackson
Shirley Jackson quote: "Although the villagers had forgotten the ritual and lost the..."
Although the villagers had forgotten the ritual and lost the original black box, they still remembered to use stones. Shirley Jackson
Shirley Jackson quote: "I wonder if I could eat a child if I had the chance.''I doubt..."
I wonder if I could eat a child if I had the chance.''I doubt if I could cook one,' said Constance. Shirley Jackson
Gossip says she hanged herself from the turret on the tower, but when you have a house like Hill House with a tower and a turret, gossip would hardly allow you to hang yourself anywhere else. Shirley Jackson
Shirley Jackson quote: "Hill House, she thought, You're as hard to get into as heaven."
Hill House, she thought, You're as hard to get into as heaven. Shirley Jackson
Upstairs Margaret said abruptly, 'I suppose it starts to happen first in the suburbs,' and when Brad said, 'What stats to happen?' she said hysterically, 'People starting to come apart. Shirley Jackson
Shirley Jackson quote: "Wear your boots if you wander today"
Wear your boots if you wander today Shirley Jackson
You will be wondering about that sugar bowl, I imagine, is it still in use? You are wondering, has it been cleaned? You may very well ask, was it thoroughly washed? Shirley Jackson
Shirley Jackson quote: "...you’d think my own face would know me..."
...you’d think my own face would know me... Shirley Jackson
Shirley Jackson quote: "I delight in what I fear."
I delight in what I fear. Shirley Jackson
Shirley Jackson quote: "I shall weave a suit of leaves. At once. With acorns for buttons."
I shall weave a suit of leaves. At once. With acorns for buttons. Shirley Jackson
Shirley Jackson quote: "Elizabeth, Beth, Betsy, and Bess, they all went together to..."
Elizabeth, Beth, Betsy, and Bess, they all went together to find a bird's nest... Shirley Jackson
When Jim Donell thought of something to say he said it as often and in as many ways as possible, perhaps because he had very few ideas and had to wring each one dry. Shirley Jackson
Shirley Jackson quote: "I would have to find something else to bury here and I wished..."
I would have to find something else to bury here and I wished it could be Charles. Shirley Jackson

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