We never cease wanting what we want, whether it's good for us or not. Stephen King More Quotes by Stephen King More Quotes From Stephen King You want to remember that while you're judging the book, the book is also judging you. Stephen King judgingwantbook The first draft of a book—even a long one—should take no more than three months, the length of a season. Stephen King threelongbook The dream might have been more than a dream. It was as if a door in the wall of reality had come ajar... and now all sorts of unwelcome things were flying through. Stephen King walldreamreality Life turns on a dime. Sometimes towards us, but more often it spins away, flirting and flashing as it goes: so long, honey, it was good while it lasted, wasn’t it? Stephen King dimesflirtinglong Get busy living, or get busy dying. Stephen King movieinspirationallife Time is a keyhole.... We sometimes bend and peer through it. And the wind we feel on our cheeks when we do--the wind that blows through the keyhole--is the breath of all the living universe. Stephen King blowtimewind If I have to spend time in purgatory before going to one place or the other, I guess I'll be all right as long as there's a lending library. Stephen King librarylongbook A man with a good wife is the luckiest of God's creatures. Stephen King good-wifewifemen Only enemies speak the truth; friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Stephen King fake-peoplelovefriendship I'm a slow reader, but I usually get through seventy or eighty books a year, most fiction. I don't read in order to study the craft; I read because I like to read Stephen King orderbookyears A product is something made in a factory; a brand is something that is bought by the customer. A product can be copied by a competitor; a brand is unique. A product can be quickly outdated; a successful brand is timeless. Stephen King timelessuniquesuccessful In both writing and sleeping, we learn to be physically still at the same time we are encouraging our minds to unlock from the humdrum rational thinking of our daytime lives. Stephen King sleepwritingthinking Her body was wrapped in shadows like moth wings, like rose-petals. Stephen King shadowrosewings She knew with suddeness and ease that this moment would be with her always, within hand's reach of memory. She doubted if they all sensed it - they had seen the world - but even George was silent for a minute as they looked, and the scene, the smell, even the sound of the band playing a faintly recognisable movie theme, was locked forever in her, and she was at peace. Stephen King smellmemorieshands Writing isn't about making money, getting famous, getting dates, getting laid, or making friends. In the end, it's about enriching the lives of those who will read your work, and enriching your own life, as well. It's about getting up, getting well, and getting over. Getting happy, okay? Getting happy. Stephen King making-friendsget-wellwriting It's a little place on the Pacific Ocean. You know what the Mexicans say about the Pacific? They say it has no memory. That's where I want to live the rest of my life. A warm place with no memory. Stephen King redemptionoceanmemories But sorry is the Kool-Aid of human emotions. [...] True sorrow is as rare as true love. Stephen King i-am-sorryim-sorrysorrow Don't give me what I ask for, give me what I need. Stephen King give-megivingneeds JK Rowling created seven Horcruxes. She put a part of her soul in every book and now her books will live forever Stephen King soulforeverbook When asked, 'How do you write?' I invariably answer, 'one word at a time.' Stephen King one-wordanswerswriting
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