Quote by Shirley Jackson Download Open image ““I will not put a name to what has no name,”” — Shirley Jackson ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.1 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“Don’t tell me your name. If you don’t tell me your name, I can’t hurt your feelings by forgetting it.” — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
“You can put a name on anything, call it whatever you want, doesn't make it real. Doesn't make it true.” — Katja Millay Copy Share Image
“They say that nameless things change constantly -that names fix them in place like pins. But without a name, a thing isn't quite real… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“Majority of people prefer a good name to a bad name, but to me, anyone can call me anything, as long as it is… — Michael Bassey Johnson Copy Share Image
When a woman says, 'I don't wish to mention any names', it means it ain't necessary to mention any names. — Kin Hubbard Copy Share Image
“Because It's my name. Because I can not have another in my life. Because I'm not worth the dust on the feet of them… — Jack Krevorkian Copy Share Image
I can't help it when people are frightened," says Merricat. "I always want to frighten them more. — Shirley Jackson Copy Share Image
“She could not remember ever being truly happy in her adult life; her years with her mother had been built up devotedly around small… — Shirley Jackson Copy Share Image
“Upstairs Margaret said abruptly, 'I suppose it starts to happen first in the suburbs,' and when Brad said, 'What starts to happen?' she said… — Shirley Jackson Copy Share Image
“The beautiful clarity of all marked outlines occurred to her--there would be a deep satisfaction in strengthening fences, for instance, going along on the… — Shirley Jackson Copy Share Image
“And we held each other in the dark hall and laughed, with the tears running down our cheeks and echoes of our laughter going… — Shirley Jackson Copy Share Image
“Why do people want to talk to each other? I mean, what are the things people always want to find out about other people?” — Shirley Jackson Copy Share Image
Within, walls continued upright, bricks met neatly, floors were firm, and doors were sensibly shut; silence lay steadily against the wood and stone of… — Shirley Jackson Copy Share Image
“It was as though the people needed the ugliness of the village, and fed on it. The houses and the stores seemed to have… — Shirley Jackson Copy Share Image
“Eleanor—“I plan to stay up and read for a while.” “Are you still reading Pamela?” Eleanor asked the doctor. “Volume two. I have three… — Shirley Jackson Copy Share Image
February, when the days of winter seem endless and no amount of wistful recollecting can bring back any air of summer. — Shirley Jackson Copy Share Image
“it’s quite a hazard, quite a hazard indeed, people knocking you down. Still, it’s a genuine pleasure to find one as willing as you… — Shirley Jackson Copy Share Image
