“I was frightened of myself, I seemed to have no control over my thoughts and feelings, it was like a sort of madness...”
Susan Hill“It's easy to write a short story and frighten people for five pages, but to work at length, when you do it as in 'The Turn Of The Screw' or 'A Christmas Carol,' it's different; you have to build it and build it.”
Susan Hill“I walked up the stairs and hesitated at the open door.”
Susan Hill, The Small Hand“It is okay to climb as long as you are not afraid, because being afraid is what made you fall”
Susan Hill, I'm the King of the Castle“I have sat here at my desk, day after day, night after night, a blank sheet of paper before me, unable to lift my pen, trembling and weeping too.”
Susan Hill, The Woman in Black“Your world may think what it chooses...but really, opinion and gossip count for nothing at all against truth...”
Susan Hill, Mrs de Winter“We are not punished for our sins, we are punished by them. We can't live with guilt for the whole of our lives..”
Susan Hill, Mrs de Winter“The moment had gone. I carried my secrets still with me, and they were hard, heavy, bitter things.”
Susan Hill, Mrs de Winter“I was frightened of myself, I seemed to have no control over my thoughts and feelings, it was like a sort of madness...”
Susan Hill, Mrs de Winter