I was an only child who was never really good at anything else. I had no other option. I could write; I wanted to write; I wrote. Otherwise, I was unemployable. Susan Hill childgoodoption Change image and share on social
I have only read very classic traditional English ghost stories, other than Henry James, who wrote some magnificent short ones as well as the longer 'Turn of the Screw.' He, Dickens, and M.R. James are my influences. Susan Hill classicdickenenglish share on social
I was taught to whistle as a little girl by an undertaker. I used to sit in his workshop, watching him planing wood for the coffins, and he used to whistle all the time - and eventually I started whistling, too. I can whistle anything, particularly trumpet tunes from Classic FM. Susan Hill classiccoffineventually share on social
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 buildcarolchristmas share on social
Kindness is a sort of love without being love. Susan Hill kindnesslovesort Change image and share on social
I wrote ghost stories because I'd always enjoyed reading them, and they seemed to be fizzling out... I don't take them terribly seriously. It's like a cake, with ingredients. Susan Hill cakeenjoyfizzle Change image and share on social
I don't really do jolly. I don't know why, I just don't. Susan Hill jolly Change image and share on social
Every reader re-creates a novel - in their own imagination, anyway. It's only entirely the writer's when nobody else has read it. Susan Hill createimaginationread Change image and share on social
The New Testament is about loving other people as you love yourself. That means caring for them and looking after them and being kind to them. Susan Hill carekindlove Change image and share on social
