Best Shirley Jackson Sayings
- I would have to find something else to bury here and I wished it could be Charles. Bury
- I can't help it when people are frightened," says Merricat. "I always want to frighten them more. Always Want
- All cat stories start with this statement: "My mother, who was the first cat, told me this... All
- On the moon we have everything. Lettuce, and pumpkin pie and Amanita phalloides. We have cat-furred plants and horses dancing with their wings. All the… All
- It watches," he added suddenly. "The house. It watches every move you make. Added
- I was pretending that I did not speak their language; on the moon we spoke a soft, liquid tongue, and sang in the starlight, looking… Dead
- I wonder if I could eat a child if I had the chance.' 'I doubt if I could cook one,' said Constance. Chance
- Poor strangers, they have so much to be afraid of. Afraid
- I'm going to put death in all their food and watch them die. All
- Journeys end in lovers meeting; I have spent an all but sleepless night, I have told lies and made a fool of myself, and the… Air
- Cocoa? Cocoa! Damn miserable puny stuff, fit for kittens and unwashed boys. Did Shakespeare drink cocoa? Boys