Shirley Jackson Quotes

Shirley Jackson's writings are a must for aficionados of the gothic and of good literature.

— Carlos Ruiz Zafon

I read Betty Smith's "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn," all of Shirley Jackson's books, which I loved.

— Alice Hoffman

The world of Shirley Jackson is eerie and unforgettable.

— A.M. Homes

“Betty Dravis is a fantastic mix of Shirley Jackson, Edna Buchanan and Janis Joplin. Don't ask me how I came up with…

— Mark Laflamme

I've been a fan of vampire fiction since way, way back - I loved Stephen King, Anne Rice, Peter Straub, Robert McCammon,…

— Rachel Caine

THE THREE is really wonderful. A mix of Michael Crichton and Shirley Jackson, hard to put down and vastly entertaining.

— Stephen King

Shirley Jackson said that a confused reader is an antagonistic reader, and I live by that. It's okay to start anywhere, and…

— Anne Lamott

“and if it played its cards right they could end up flitting through the Overlook’s halls like insubstantial shades in a Shirley…

— Stephen King

Ambiguity and the horror of possibility play a part in so many of my favorite horror stories: Shirley Jackson's 'We Will Always…

— Paul G. Tremblay

I do love Shirley Jackson, but I don't deserve to be named in connection with her. I remember reading 'The Haunting of…

— Helen Oyeyemi

“Don’t do it, Eleanor told the little girl; insist on your cup of stars; once they have trapped you into being like…

— Shirley Jackson

By the time I got to college I had stopped reading books because I wanted to "be cool" and started reading books…

— Simon Rich

“Beyond the table, there is an altar, with candles lit for Billie Holiday and Willa Carter and Hypatia and Patsy Cline. Next…

— Carmen Maria Machado