Shirley Jackson Zitate und Sprüche
Shirley Jackson: Zitate auf Englisch
“Am I walking toward something I should be running away from?”
Quelle: The Haunting of Hill House
“On the moon we wore feathers in our hair, and rubies on our hands. On the moon we had gold spoons.”
Quelle: We Have Always Lived in the Castle
“No live organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality.”
Quelle: The Haunting of Hill House
“A pretty sight, a lady with a book.”
Quelle: We Have Always Lived in the Castle
“I can't help it when people are frightened," says Merricat. "I always want to frighten them more.”
Quelle: We Have Always Lived in the Castle
“All cat stories start with this statement: "My mother, who was the first cat, told me this…”
Quelle: We Have Always Lived in the Castle
“I'm going to put death in all their food and watch them die.”
Quelle: We Have Always Lived in the Castle
“Poor strangers, they have so much to be afraid of.”
Quelle: We Have Always Lived in the Castle
“I shall weave a suit of leaves. At once. With acorns for buttons.”
Quelle: We Have Always Lived in the Castle
Quelle: The Haunting of Hill House (1959), Ch. 1
Kontext: No live organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality; even larks and katydids are supposed, by some, to dream. Hill House, not sane, stood by itself against its hills, holding darkness within; it had stood so for eighty years and might stand for eighty more. Within, walls continued upright, bricks met neatly, floors were firm, and doors were sensibly shut; silence lay steadily against the wood and stone of Hill House, and whatever walked there, walked alone.
“God! Whose hand was I holding?”
Quelle: The Haunting of Hill House
