On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft Quotes

“Life isn’t a support-system for art. It’s the other way around.”

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

topic:lifeart

“Writing is not life, but I think that sometimes it can be a way back to life.”

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

topic:lifewriting

“If you intend to write as truthfully as you can, your days as a member of polite society are numbered”

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

topic:truthwriting

“If I have to spend time in purgatory before going to one place or the other, I guess I’ll be all right as long as there’s a lending library”

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

topic:time

“The word is only a representation of the meaning; even at its best, writing almost always falls short of full meaning. Given that, why in God’s name would you want to make things worse by choosing a word which is only cousin to the one you...”

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

topic:wordswritingmeaning

“The pain was brilliant, like a poisonous inspiration.”

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

topic:pain

“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

“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:writingart

“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:writingreading

“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:writingreadingboredom