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- Shirley Jackson
- 1959
- “No live organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality.” ― Shirley Jackson, The Haunting of Hill House.
- “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.
- “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.”
- “Eleanor looked up, surprised; the little girl was sliding back in her chair, sullenly refusing her milk, while her father frowned and her brother giggled and her mother said calmly, 'She wants her cup of stars.'
Oct 31, 2019 · Annika Barranti Klein Oct 31, 2019. This list of The Haunting of Hill House quotes is sponsored by Tor Books. From Cherie Priest, author of The Family Plot and Maplecroft, comes The Toll, a tense, dark, and scary treat for fans of the strange and macabre.
- Annika Barranti Klein
20 of the best book quotes from The Haunting of Hill House. 01. “None of them heard it, she thought with joy; nobody heard it but me.” Shirley Jackson. author. The Haunting of Hill House. book. Eleanor Vance. character. haunting. ᐧ. hearing voices. concepts. 02. ″‘I don’t stay after I set out dinner,’ Mrs. Dudley went on.
Quote 1. “Time is beginning this morning in June, she assured herself, but it is a time that is strangely new and of itself; in these few seconds I have lived a lifetime in a house with two lions in front.”. These thoughts arise for Eleanor as she drives to Hill House in Chapter 1.
Jul 12, 2022 · 1. ”It was a house without kindness, never meant to be lived in, not a fit place for people or for love or for hope. Exorcism cannot alter the countenance of a house; Hill House would stay as it was until it was destroyed.”- Shirley
2. 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 ...
1. The Power of Fear and Imagination: The Haunting of Hill House explores the power of fear and the imagination in shaping our perception of reality. The characters' fears and past traumas are amplified within the walls of Hill House, blurring the lines between the supernatural and psychological horror. 2.
