To learn what we fear is to learn who we are. Horror defies… - Shirley Jackson

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To learn what we fear is to learn who we are. Horror defies our boundaries and illuminates our souls.

Shirley Jackson

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Shirley Hardie Jackson (December 14, 1916 – August 8, 1965) was an American writer known for her works of horror and mystery. Over her writing career, which spanned more than two decades, she composed six novels, two memoirs, and over 200 short stories.

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To learn what we fear is to learn who we are.

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We are all measured, good or evil, by the wrong we do to others; I had made a monster and turned it loose upon the world and — since recognition is, after all, the cruelest pain — had seen it clearly and with understanding.

Only human beings and rabid animals turn on their own kind,

"It watches," he added suddenly. "The house. It watches every move you make."

To learn what we fear is to learn who we are. Horror defies our boundaries and illuminates our souls. - Shirley Jackson

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