I try to create sympathy for my characters, then turn the monsters loose. Stephen King More Quotes by Stephen King More Quotes From Stephen King They say that loving eyes can never see, but that's a fool's axiom. Sometimes, they see too much Stephen King fooltoo-mucheye She looks like the type that might freak out. It's something in the eyes, Frannie. It says if you shoot my sacred cows, I'll shoot yours. Stephen King eyemightlooks When the dawn was still long hours away, bad thoughts took on flesh and began to walk. In the middle of the night thoughts became zombies. Stephen King zombienightlong But see that you get on. That's your job in this hard world, to keep your love alive and see that you get on, no matter what. Pull your act together and just go on. Stephen King goes-ontogetherjobs Any game looks straight if everyone is being cheated at once. Stephen King cheatedgameslooks Money talks, bullshit walks. Stephen King bullshitmoneytalking There had never been a shortage of fools in the world Stephen King shortagefoolworld Say your name over two hundred times and discover you are no one. Stephen King hundrednamestwo But who can foresee such things? None of us can predict the final outcomes of our actions, and few of us even try; most of us just do what we do to prolong a moment's pleasure or to stop the pain. And even when we act for the noblest reasons, the last link of the chain all too often drips with someone's blood. Stephen King paintryingblood Most people are optimists, although they may claim they are not. People who call themselves realists are often the biggest optimists of all. Stephen King realistmaypeople This is how a man looks when he's deciding that the risk of death is better than the risk of change. Stephen King riskmenlooks Not everybody believes in ghosts, but I do. Do you know what they are, Trisha? She had shaken her head slowly. Men and women who can't get over their past . . . That's what ghosts are. Stephen King menbelievepast People think first love is sweet, and never sweeter than when that first bond snaps. You've heard a thousand pop and country songs that prove the point; some fool got his heart broke. Yet that first broken heart is always the most painful, the slowest to mend, and leaves the most visible scar. What's so sweet about that? Stephen King songsweetcountry All I can say is what you already know: some days are treasure. Not many, but I think in almost every life there are a few. That was one of mine, and when I'm blue -- when life comes down on me and everything looks tawdry and cheap, the way Joyland Avenue did on a rainy day -- I go back to it, if only to remind myself that life isn't always a butcher's game. Sometimes the prizes are real. Sometimes they are precious. Stephen King rainy-dayrealthinking Our memories have voices, too. Often sad ones that clamor like raised arms in the dark. Stephen King voicedarkmemories In the years since, I've discovered there's a lot to be said for boredom. Stephen King boredomsaidyears Hearts are tough, Most times they don't break. Most times they are only bend Stephen King spiritual-lovetoughheart The last good time always comes, and when you see the darkness creeping toward you, you hold on to what was bright and good. You hold on for dear life. Stephen King good-timeslastsdarkness My father had taught me - mostly by example - that if a man wanted to be in charge of his life, he had to be in charge of his problems. Stephen King examplemenfather They were trying to run, trying to hide. But the rock would not hide them; the dead tree gave no shelter. Stephen King rocksrunningtree
