Quote by Shirley Jackson Download Open image ““Nothing,” she said, “upsets me more than being hungry; I snarl and snap and burst into tears.”” — Shirley Jackson ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.2 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare
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“Soup,"she said gruffly. "Nothing in the world that can't be made worse by facing it on an empty stomach. Even if the end's coming,… — charlie fletcher Copy Share Image
“I don’t feel as though I’ve got the heart to eat anything,” and then partook of everything offered her,” — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
“I wanted her in a way that made me feel like every second I was sated and starving.” — Christina Lauren Copy Share Image
“Tears sprang from her eyes and she bit her lip to stop herself from howling at the bright pain.” — Stephen M. Irwin Copy Share Image
“I felt like I was being eaten alive by guilt, and what I needed what your patience and your kindness, not for you to… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
“I know you once offered to fix dinner for me, but I seriously thought you were bragging." Those lips, mmm, those sinful lips, pouted… — Ramona Wray Copy Share Image
“Sweetie. Look at me.” She did, but it was difficult now, when she could never remember a time she hadn’t wanted to look at… — Cherrie Lynn Copy Share Image
“It does nothing to dwell on what’s been taken from you,” he snarled. “Nothing.” — V.E. Schwab Copy Share Image
“But how glum he looks now." She threw some daisies at him. Then, after a pause, she added mockingly: "It's hunger, my dear. Good… — John Dos Passos Copy Share Image
“she thought I was crying out of happiness. She had no idea she was watching my heart break even more.” — Laurelin Paige 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