Stephen King Quotes

“I know life is hard, I think everyone knows that in their hearts, but why does it have to be cruel, as well? Why does it have to bite?”

― Stephen King, 11/22/63

topic:pain cruelty

“stupidity is one of two things we see most clearly in retrospect. The other is missed chances.”

― Stephen King, 11/22/63

topic:stupidity

“A boy who once wiped his ass with poison ivy probably doesn’t belong in a smart people’s club.”

― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

topic:stupidity

“a person can’t change all at once.”

― Stephen King, The Stand

topic:change

“No one can tell what goes on in between the person you were and the person you become. No one can chart that blue and lonely section of hell. There are no maps of the change. You just ... come out the other side. Or you don’t.”

― Stephen King, The Stand

topic:change

“We never know which lives we influence, or when, or why. Not until the future eats the present, anyway. We know when it’s too late.”

― Stephen King, 11/22/63

topic:future teaching

“Writing is magic, as much the water of life as any other creative art. The water is free. So drink. Drink and be filled up.”

― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

topic:writing art

“The more you read, the less apt you are to make a fool of yourself with your pen or word processor.”

― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

topic:writing reading

“In many cases when a reader puts a story aside because it 'got boring,' the boredom arose because the writer grew enchanted with his powers of description and lost sight of his priority, which is to keep the ball rolling.”

― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

topic:writing reading boredom

“The key to good description begins with clear seeing and ends with clear writing, the kind of writing that employs fresh images and simple vocabulary.”

― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

topic:writing

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