Shirley Jackson Quotes

Life Among the Savages is a disrespectful memoir of my children.

Shirley Jackson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 14, 1919 - August 8, 1965

Topics

LifeChildrenMemoirDisrespectful

I remember thinking that I'd never show my arms on TV, but over time you loosen up.

Megyn Kelly

TimeThinkingRememberYouNeverUp

Serious writers pretend they don't care about film adaptations of their work, but it's a colossal lie: We all care.

Jean Hanff Korelitz

WorkLieCareSeriousPretendFilm

I would never suggest that the geography or visual environment of the film is more important than what's going on with the people, but it's a major factor in getting the right tone. Certainly, it influences the actors tremendously.

Michael Cimino

PeopleEnvironmentImportantNever

I think that people need a livable wage.

Stacy Brown-Philpot

PeopleThinkNeedWageI Think

What eventually you find in comics is the only thing unique you can bring to a character who's been around for 80 years is yourself.

Tom King

CharacterYourselfYouUniqueFind

Despite the value of open data, most labs make no systematic effort to share data with other scientists.

Michael Nielsen

ValueEffortDataOpenShareMost

The Who, England's most self-conscious band, have released 'Quadrophenia,' which in turn freezes in time our image of the mid-Sixties Mod sensibility.

Jon Landau

TimeBandImageTurnSelf-Conscious

We have no one to stand up for the fighters' rights. If something bad were to happen, no one backs him, and it's just him alone, and everything gets washed out. We need people to stand up and fight for it.

Donald Cerrone

AloneFightPeopleStand UpStand

Earlier in my life, I had a tendency toward depression.

Dean Ornish

LifeDepressionMy LifeTendencyHad

In Europe, you would almost never have people with large amounts of income being happy with a two-volume vehicle like a hatchback or a minivan. They want to structurally show their societal position, which is why three volumes are so popular. They show 'I'm part of that hierarchy.'

Chris Bangle

HappyPeopleYouBeing HappyThree

Everything I own in my closet has a story. Stuff is not just stuff - things were given to me with love.

Clemantine Wamariya

LoveMeStoryEverythingOwnThings

FIFA should show the world that it is truly a global organisation.

Chung Mong-joon

WorldShowGlobalShouldFIFATruly

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