Shirley Jackson's writings are a must for aficionados of the gothic and of good literature. Votes: 14
People tend to complicate their own lives, as if living weren't already complicated enough. Votes: 0
Every labyrinth has its minotaur Votes: 0
Waiting is the rust of the soul. Votes: 0
Llevamos el circo en la sangre. Votes: 0
A Gentleman's agreement cannot be broken without breaking the person who has entered into it. Votes: 0
History is biology's dumping ground Votes: 0
Never trust he who trusts everyone. Votes: 0
It's up to you how you waste your time and money. I'm staying here to read: life's too short. Votes: 0
I've always thought that we are what we remember, and the less we remember, the less we are. Votes: 0
We think we understand a song's lyrics but what makes us believe in them, or not, is the music Votes: 0
I'm not talking to anyone, I'm delivering a monologue. It's the inebriated man's prerogative. Votes: 0
Few things leave a deeper mark on the reader, than the first book that finds its way to his heart. Votes: 0
And here I was thinking you were a bit slow, what with so much asking and not knowing anything. Votes: 0
-Do you think it's dirty money? -All money is dirty. If it were clean nobody would want it. Votes: 0
Deep down we've never been who we think we once were, and we only remember what never happened. Votes: 0
I think you judge yourself too severely, a quality that always distinguishes people of true worth. Votes: 0
None of us are what we once were. Votes: 0
You women listen more to your heart and less to all the nonsense. That's why you live longer. Votes: 0
Contrary to what you believe, the earth does not revolve around the desires of your crotch. Votes: 0
Los Angeles is one of those places where somebodies become nobodies and nobodies become somebody. Votes: 0
Coincidences are the scars of fate. Votes: 0
Memories are worse than bullets. Votes: 0
But in good time you'll see that sometimes what matters isn't what one gives but what one gives up. Votes: 0
Most of us have the good or bad fortune of seeing our lives fall apart so slowly we barely notice. Votes: 0
The most efficient way of rendering the poor harmless is to teach them to want to imitate the rich. Votes: 0
I still remember the day my father took me to the Cemetery of Forgotten Books for the first time. Votes: 0
It's curious how easy it is to tell a piece of paper what you don't dare say to someone's face. Votes: 0
There are worse prisons than words. Votes: 0
The truth is what hurts Votes: 0
I've always thought that anyone who needs to join a herd so badly must be a bit of a sheep himself. Votes: 0
Envy is the religion of the mediocre Votes: 0