We started out making men in about the state of mind which … - Shirley Jackson

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We started out making men in about the state of mind which I suppose created them in the first place — we had run out of kinds of women, and had to think of something else.

Shirley Jackson

Raising Demons · 1994 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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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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