Stephen King Quotes

A collection of quotes by Stephen King.

Stephen King is a renowned author, born on September 21, 1947, in Portland, Maine. Known for his mastery of horror, suspense, and fantasy genres, King has become an iconic figure in the literary world. His childhood was marked by a fascination with storytelling, often creating his own imaginative tales. King's love for writing resonated throughout his youth, and he studied English at the University of Maine.

In the early 1970s, King began publishing his works, starting with his debut novel, "Carrie" in 1974. The book's enormous success established him as a prominent writer, and he continued to produce a string of bestsellers. King's vast bibliography includes timeless classics like "The Shining," "It," and "Misery," displaying his ability to captivate readers with suspense, engaging characters, and chilling narratives.

His storytelling prowess extends beyond novels, as several of his works have been adapted into successful movies and television series, including "The Shawshank Redemption," "The Green Mile," and "Under the Dome." King's imaginative storytelling has garnered him countless awards and accolades, solidifying his status as a master of horror literature.

Despite being primarily known for his thrilling tales, King has also penned works under the pseudonym Richard Bachman, exploring different writing styles and genres. With his distinctive voice and ability to delve into the darkest depths of the human psyche, Stephen King has played a significant role in shaping contemporary horror fiction.

Who gets to be best-liked in any community? Who is the most

Who gets to be best-liked in any community? Who is the most trusted? Why, the man who does the dirty job, of course, and does it with a smile. The man who does the job you couldn't bring yourself to do.

Society

I discovered news of old horrors in old books; read intellig

I discovered news of old horrors in old books; read intelligence of old atrocities in old periodicals; always in the back of my mind, every day a bit louder, I heard the seashell drone of some growing, coalescing force; I seemed to smell the bitter ozone aroma of lightings-to-come.

Horror

People think that I must be a very strange person. This is n

People think that I must be a very strange person. This is not correct. I have the heart of a small boy. It is in a glass jar on my desk.

People

His mother called such people ignorant and superstitious, bu

His mother called such people ignorant and superstitious, but his father only shook his head slowly and puffed his pipe and said that sometimes old stories had a grain or two of truth in them and it was best not to take chances. It was why, he said, he crossed himself whenever a black cat crossed his path.

Life is more than love and pleasure,I came to dig for treasu

Life is more than love and pleasure,I came to dig for treasure.If you want to play, you gotta pay,You know it's always been that wayWe all came digging for treasure.

Love Pleasure Treasure

Working on a new idea is kind of like getting married. Then

Working on a new idea is kind of like getting married. Then a new idea comes along and you think, 'Man, I'd really like to go out with her.' But you can't. At least not until the old idea is finished.

Writing

Love is like dying.

Love is like dying.

Love

Â¡Te voy a matar! Y, te lo aseguro, si Dios me lo permite, t

Â¡Te voy a matar! Y, te lo aseguro, si Dios me lo permite, te matarÃ© dos veces.

Kill

A man who doubts himself shouldn't have to try too hard for

A man who doubts himself shouldn't have to try too hard for too long, not until he's seasoned.

Psychology

He felt as if Stillson might have taken the game of the Laug

He felt as if Stillson might have taken the game of the Laughing Tiger a step further: inside the beast-skin, a man, yes. But inside the man-skin, a beast.

Man Game Games

Life is like a wheel. Sooner or later, it always come around

Life is like a wheel. Sooner or later, it always come around to where you started again.

Life

Like all sweet dreams, it will be brief, but brevity makes s

Like all sweet dreams, it will be brief, but brevity makes sweetness, doesn't it?

Dreams Brevity Sweet Brief

A man with a good wife is the luckiest of God's creatures...

A man with a good wife is the luckiest of God's creatures...

Marriage Wives

When Annie's treatin, you best be eatin.

When Annie's treatin, you best be eatin.

Misery Annie Wilkes Paul Sheldon

Love didn't grow very well in a place where there was only f

Love didn't grow very well in a place where there was only fear

Fear Love

Readers have a loyalty that cannot be matched anywhere else

Readers have a loyalty that cannot be matched anywhere else in the creative arts, which explains why so many writers who have run out of gas can keep coasting anyway, propelled on to the bestseller lists by the magic words AUTHOR OF on the covers of their books.

Writing Craft Publishing

Well, I'm like a drug addict, I'm always saying I'm going to

Well, I'm like a drug addict, I'm always saying I'm going to stop, and then I don't, what I've said consistently is that I hope I know when to stop: when it starts to get repetitive.

Hope

Read a lot, write a lot is the great commandment.

Read a lot, write a lot is the great commandment.

On Writing Memoir Craft Instruction Book

At bottom, you see, we are not Homo sapiens as all. Our core

At bottom, you see, we are not Homo sapiens as all. Our core is madness. The prime directive is murder. What Darwin was too polite to say, my friends, is that we came to rule the earth not because we were the smartest, or even the meanest, but because we have always been the craziest, most murderous motherfuckers in the jungle. And that is what the Pulse exposed five days ago.

Evolution Horror

Later, with strange galaxies turning in slow gavotte overhea

Later, with strange galaxies turning in slow gavotte overhead, neither thought the act of love had ever been so sweet, so full

Romantic