"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."

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Source : Shirley Jackson (2006). “The Haunting of Hill House”, p.19, Penguin

Shirley Jackson

#Dream Quotes #Wall Quotes #Reality Quotes

“The great thing about rock-n-roll is you realize the top of the mountain is big enough for more than one band.”
“He who labors diligently need never despair.”
“Idle minds are the devil's research-and-development department.”
“A man practices the art of adventure when he heroically faces up to life. When he has the daring to open doors to new experiences. When he is unafraid of new ideas, new theories and new philosophies. When he has the curiosity to experiment. When he breaks the chain of routine.”
“We should live our lives as though Christ were coming this afternoon.”

Source : Speech to Bible class at Plains, Georgia, March 1976, in Boston Sunday Herald Advertiser 11 Apr. 1976
“Millions of Americans every year depend upon medical imaging exams to diagnose disease and detect injury, and thousands more rely on radiation therapy to treat and cure their cancers.”
“The isolation, the separateness, is always a part of any utopia.”
“They have vilified me, they have crucified me. Yes, they have even criticized me.”

Source : "Chicago Journal; Syntax Is a Loser in Mayoral Race" by William E. Schmidt, www.nytimes.com. February 2, 1989.

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