Shirley Jackson Quotes
For plain and fancy worrying, give me a new mother every time.
Topics
Fear, Fears
Stress
Parenting, Parental Authority
Mothers, Motherhood
Anxiety
Giving
Mother
Parental Rights, Parental Responsibilities
Worry
Worrying
Concern
Anxiousness
Emotional Burden
Infant Development
Motherhood Challenges
Newborn Care
Overthinking
Parenting Stress
Motherly Anxiety
New Mothers
Citations
Jackson, Shirley. Life Among the Savages. Farrar, Straus and Young, 1953.
Related Quotes
Investigation by the Quote Investigator reveals that this specific quote evolved from a family of similar proverbs dating back to 1905. It was originally coined by Harry A. Thompson and later popularized by a famous British theologian.
Shirley Hardie Jackson was an American writer, known primarily for her works of horror and mystery. Over the duration of her writing career, which spanned over two decades, she composed six novels, two memoirs, and more than 200 short stories.