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Shirley Valentine is a beautiful character and so well written. What Shirley speaks and thinks is so logical

— Loretta Swit

The world of Shirley Jackson is eerie and unforgettable.

— A.M. Homes

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

— Alice Hoffman

A lot of times, when I go back to books I loved when I was young, I don't quite understand what it was that…

— Ellen Potter

“If Shirley were not an indolent, a reckless, an ignorant being, she would take a pen at such moments, or at least while the…

— Charlotte Brontë

The first book I really loved was 'Little Women' - I'd have given anything for Beth to have been allowed to live; I remember…

— Helen Oyeyemi

I loved reading 'Anne of Green Gables' and 'Little Women' and Jane Austen. Those were times when people really did have only one true…

— Annaleigh Ashford

I love 'Anne of Green Gables.' I have for years. That's one of my favourite things. She's such a can-do kind of girl; that's…

— Aretha Franklin

Ever since I was a little child, I refused to see movies of books that I loved. Because you already know what Heidi looks…

— Fran Lebowitz

I read a lot of fantasy. I adored 'Anne of Green Gables'. But my favourite books as a child were probably Laura Ingalls Wilder's…

— Tracy Chevalier

I remember feeling enormous pressure because I didn't want to be Shirley Temple. Shirley Temple was Shirley Temple, and I didn't ever feel like…

— Mara Wilson

There are many writers who have influenced me and who I enjoy reading, but Lucille Clifton and Gwendolyn Brooks are at the top of…

— Renee Watson