Anywhere in New York, anywhere in the country, somewhere there's going to be a Coke sign. People identify with Coke. You can write a novel about New York and people from the country will read it if they feel that you've made them familiar with New York.

Stephen King

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Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us,... by Stephen King

Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win.

hate real winning

you can, you should, and if you’re brave enough to start, you wil... by Stephen King

you can, you should, and if you’re brave enough to start, you will.

cheer-up fear positive

The place where you made your stand never mattered. Only that you were there... and still on your feet.

dont-give-up bullying strength

The thing under my bed waiting to grab my ankle isn't real. I know that, and I also know that if I'm careful to keep my foot under the covers, it will never be able to grab my ankle.

halloween real feet

The trust of the innocent is the liar's most useful tool. by Stephen King

The trust of the innocent is the liar's most useful tool.

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Talent is a wonderful thing, but it won't carry a quitter. by Stephen King

Talent is a wonderful thing, but it won't carry a quitter.

dont-give-up talent motivational

When all else fails, give up and go to the library. by Stephen King

When all else fails, give up and go to the library.

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You can't polish a turd. by Stephen King

You can't polish a turd.

turds polish

Alone. Yes, that's the key word, the most awful word in the English tongue. Murder doesn't hold a candle to it and hell is only a poor synonym.

halloween awful keys

When his life was ruined, his family killed, his farm destroyed, Job knelt down on the ground and yelled up to the heavens, 'Why god? Why me?' and the thundering voice of God answered, 'There's just something about you that pisses me off.'

family humor jobs

Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.

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People with a high tolerance for boredom can get a lot of thinkin... by Stephen King

People with a high tolerance for boredom can get a lot of thinking done.

boredom people thinking

People who try hard to do the right thing always seem mad. by Stephen King

People who try hard to do the right thing always seem mad.

mad trying people

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.

smart mean people

The unconscious mind writes poetry if it's left alone. by Stephen King

The unconscious mind writes poetry if it's left alone.

left-alone mind writing

Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free. by Stephen King

Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free.

prisoner hopeful

Books are the perfect entertainment: no commercials, no batteries, hours of enjoyment for each dollar spent. What I wonder is why everybody doesn't carry a book around for those inevitable dead spots in life.

batteries perfect book

The more you read, the less apt you are to make a fool of yoursel... by Stephen King

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

fool kings writing

Write with the door closed, rewrite with the door open. by Stephen King

Write with the door closed, rewrite with the door open.

kings writing doors

Kids, fiction is the truth inside the lie, and the truth of this fiction is simple enough: the magic exists.

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