Remember that 'plumber in space' is not such a bad setup for a story. Stephen King More Quotes by Stephen King More Quotes From Stephen King Everything in moderation. And that includes a couple of beers a day. Stephen King moderationcouplebeer Now panic beats and flutters inside my skull like a flock of starlings locked in an attic. Stephen King panicanxietyskulls I've spent my whole life doing some things because they were logical and not doing others because they were not. I've seen what happens when people act on intuition, or for illogical reasons. Sometimes the results are ludicrous and embarrassing; more often they are simply horrible. But here I am, just the same, behaving like a crackbrained crystal gazer. Stephen King intuitionhere-i-ampeople If you can remember all the accessories that go with your best outfit, the contents of your purse, the starting lineup of the New York Yankees or the Houston Oilers, or what label "Hang On Sloopy" by The McCoys was on, you are capable of remembering the differences between a gerund (verb form used as a noun) and a participle (verb form used as an adjective). Stephen King yankeesnew-yorkwriting As with all other aspects of fiction, the key to writing good dialogue is honesty. Stephen King honestykeyswriting The important question has nothing to do with whether the talk in your story is sacred or profane; the only question is how it rings on the page and in your ear. If you expect it to ring true, then you must talk yourself. Even more important, you must shut up and listen to others talk. Stephen King importantearswriting It's dialogue that gives your cast their voices, and is crucial in defining their characters. Stephen King voicewritingcharacter Writing good dialogue is art as well as craft. Stephen King craftswritingart Not every book has to be loaded with symbolism, irony, or musical language, but it seems to me that every book-at least every one worth reading-is about something. Stephen King readingwritingbook I'm convinced that FEAR is at the root, of all bad writing Stephen King airbornerootswriting There are lots of guys out there who write a better prose line than I do and who have a better understanding of what people are really like and what humanity is supposed to mean - hell, I know that. Stephen King writingmeanpeople Strong delusions travel like Stephen King germscoldstrong A writer's notebook is the best way in the world to immortalize bad ideas. My idea about a good idea is one that sticks around and sticks around and sticks around. Stephen King notebookworldideas There's a Mr. Hyde for every happy Jekyll face, a dark face on the other side of the mirror. The brain behind that face never heard of razors, prayers, or the logic of the universe. You turn the mirror sideways and see your face reflected with a sinister left-hand twist, half mad and half sane. Stephen King prayerdarkhappiness Waiting rooms were made for books-of course! But so are theater lobbies before the show, long and boring checkout lines, and everyone's favorite, the john. Stephen King waiting-roomsreadingbook Remember that the truth is in the details. No matter how you see the world or what style it imposes on your work as an artist, the truth is in the details. Of course the devil's there, too-everyone says so-but maybe truth and the devil are words for the same thing. It could be you know. Stephen King styleartisttruth He needs to be corrected, if you don't mind me saying so. He needs a good talking-to, and perhaps a bit more. My own girls, sir, didn't care for the Overlook at first. One of them actually stole a pack of my matches and tried to burn it down. I corrected them. I corrected them most harshly. And when my wife tried to stop me from doing my duty, I corrected her. Stephen King wifegirltalking The object of fiction isn't grammatical correctness but to make the reader welcome and then tell a story.... Writing is seduction. Good talk is part of seduction. Stephen King storieswritingfiction Busy as a one legged man in an ass kicking contest. Stephen King kickingladybugsmen Everyone needs a hobby, he said. And everyone needs a miracle or two, just to prove life is more than just one long trudge from the cradle to the grave. Stephen King lifetwolong
