The world had teeth and it could bite you with them anytime it wanted.
STEPHEN KINGThe world had teeth and it could bite you with them anytime it wanted.
STEPHEN KINGDiscipline and constant work are the whetstones upon which the dull knife of talent is honed until it becomes sharp enough, hopefully, to cut through even the toughest meat and gristle.
STEPHEN KINGA life without love is like a tree without fruit.
STEPHEN KINGTime takes it all, whether you want it to or not.
STEPHEN KINGThe more you read, the less apt you are to make a fool of yourself with your pen or word processor.
STEPHEN KINGSometimes there is absolutely no difference at all between salvation and damnation.
STEPHEN KINGPeople with a high tolerance for boredom can get a lot of thinking done.
STEPHEN KINGA little talent is a good thing to have if you want to be a writer. But the only real requirement is the ability to remember every scar.
STEPHEN KINGLove isn’t soft, like the poets say. Love has teeth which bite and the wounds never close.
STEPHEN KINGWhen it comes to the past, everyone writes fiction.
STEPHEN KINGWe 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 KINGYou want to remember that while you’re judging the book, the book is also judging you.
STEPHEN KINGFriends don’t spy; true friendship is about privacy, too.
STEPHEN KINGYou have to stay faithful to what you’re working on.
STEPHEN KINGTalent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.
STEPHEN KINGGood books don’t give up all their secrets at once.
STEPHEN KING