Life Among the Savages is a disrespectful memoir of my children.
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It is only with the eyes open that a corporeal form returns, and assembles itself firmly around the hard core of sight.Shirley Jackson
February, when the days of winter seem endless and no amount of wistful recollecting can bring back any air of summer.
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The idea of a series of items, following one another docilely, forms the only possible reasonable approach to life if you have to live it with a home and a husband and children, none of whom would dream of following one another docilely.
Shirley Jackson
It was one of those winter days that suddenly dream of spring, when the sky is blue and soft and clear, and the wind has dropped its voice and whispers instead of screaming, and the sun is out and the trees look surprised, and over everything there is the faintest, palest tint of green.
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Our major exports are books and children, both of which we produce in abundance. The children are Laurence, Joanne, Sarah and Carry.
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I never was a person who wanted a handout. I was a cafeteria worker. I'm not too proud to ask the Best Western manager to give me a job. I have cleaned homes.
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