"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."

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Source : Shirley Jackson (2008). “The Lottery”, p.22, The Creative Company

Shirley Jackson

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“How is it that little children are so intelligent and men so stupid? It must be education that does it.”

Source : "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.
“If there is no wisdom, rationality can be very dangerous.”
“Don't be deluded into believing that the titular heads of the networks control what appears on their networks. They all have better taste.”
“Being a poet in the States is quite different from being one in China, because in the States poetry depends on the universities for its support. They finance the poets and help them get published. That isn't so in China. But overall it is the same. You can't change society with poetry.”

Source : Source: quod.lib.umich.edu
“Please believe in THE POWER OF ONE.Â One person can make an enormous difference in the world. One person - actually, one idea - can start a war, or end one, or subvert an entire power structure. One discovery can cure a disease or spawn new technology to benefit or annihilate the human race. You as ONE individual can change millions of lives. Think big. Do not limit your vision and do not ever compromise your dreams or ideals.”
“If my work was good enough, I would never have to do publicity.”
“A surprising amount of my jokes sound very implausible but are true.”
“I've been called a lot of things. But never, and I mean never, could anyone ever make the mistake of calling me a Yankee fan.”

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