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Shirley Jackson (December 14, 1916 – August 8, 1965) was an American author whose dark and unsettling stories have left a lasting impact on the horror genre. Known for her psychological insights and the way she intertwines the supernatural with everyday life, Jackson's work has been widely celebrated for its originality and depth.

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Famous Shirley Jackson Quotes

“what a shame that dreams are not the stuff that stories are made on.”

Writing Stories Dreams

Book:The Letters of Shirley Jackson

Source: The Letters of Shirley Jackson

“I was already doing a lot of splendid research reading all the books about ghosts I could get hold of, and particularly true ghost stories - so much so that it became necessary for me to read a chapter of _Little Women_ every night before I turned out the light - and at the same time I was collecting pictures of houses, particularly odd houses, to see what I could find to make into a suitable haunted house.”

Book Stories Light Night Reading House Research Ghost Odd Every Night Chapters Splendid Collecting Suitable Little Women Ghost Stories Haunted Houses

Book:Come Along with Me: Classic Short Stories and an Unfinished Novel

Source: Come Along with Me: Classic Short Stories and an Unfinished Novel

“In the country of the story the writer is king.”

Country Stories Kings

Book:Come Along with Me: Classic Short Stories and an Unfinished Novel

Source: Come Along with Me: Classic Short Stories and an Unfinished Novel

“All cat stories start with this statement: "My mother, who was the first cat, told me this...”

Firsts Stories Mother Cat Statements

Book:We Have Always Lived in the Castle

Source: We Have Always Lived in the Castle

“I suppose, I hoped, by setting a particularly brutal ancient rite in the present and in my own village to shock the story's readers with a graphic dramatization of the pointless violence and general inhumanity in their own lives.”

Stories My Own Violence Reader Ancient Setting Settings Shock Village Brutal Pointless Graphic Rite Inhumanity

Book:The Lottery

Source: The Lottery

“Dad and I did not care at all for your story in The New Yorker … [I]t does seem, dear, that this gloomy kind of story is what all you young people think about these days. Why don't you write something to cheer people up?”

People Thinking Writing Kind Doe Stories Seems Care Young Dad Dear These Days Cheer New Yorkers Gloomy

Book:Come Along with Me: Classic Short Stories and an Unfinished Novel

Source: Come Along with Me: Classic Short Stories and an Unfinished Novel

About the Author

Born: December 14, 1916
Died: August 8, 1965
Known for: Author
Quotes: 165

Books & Sources

The Haunting of Hill HouseRelated source material

Novels and Stories: The Lottery, The Haunting of Hill House, We Have Always Lived in the Castle, Other Stories and SketchesRelated source material

The SundialRelated source material

We Have Always Lived in the CastleRelated source material

Just an Ordinary Day: The Uncollected StoriesRelated source material

Raising DemonsRelated source material

The Magic of Shirley JacksonRelated source material

Come Along with Me: Classic Short Stories and an Unfinished NovelRelated source material

HangsamanRelated source material

Let Me Tell You: New Stories, Essays, and Other WritingsRelated source material

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