Stephen King
Stephen King
Stephen Edwin Kingis an American author of contemporary horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, many of which have been adapted into feature films, miniseries, television shows, and comic books. King has published 54 novels, including seven under the pen name Richard Bachman, and six non-fiction books. He has written nearly 200 short stories, most of which have been collected in book collections. Many of his stories are set in...
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth21 September 1947
CityPortland, ME
Story is honorable and trustworthy; plot is shifty, and best kept under house arrest.
...maybe the world needs a cadre of smartasses to liven things up, who knows?
It's best to have your tools with you. If you don't, you're apt to find something you didn't expect and get discouraged.
Our time here is brief, our risk enormous. Don't waste the one or increase the other, if you please.
Roland had taught him that self-deception was nothing but pride in disguise, an indulgence to be denied.
You needn't die happy when your time comes, but you must die satisfied, for you have lived your life from the beginning to the end and ka is always served.
Battles that last five minutes spawn legends that live a thousand years.
Sometimes the only thing to do is to take the thing that you must have. Even if someone gets hurt.
Twas something else. I had come to hate her, you see. I had come to wish her dead, and that was what held me back.
I can't lie and say there are no bad writers. Sorry, but there are lots of bad writers.
there are lots of would-be censors out there, and although they may have different agendas, they all want basically the same thing: for you to see the world they see...or to at least shut up about what you do see that's different. they are agents of the status quo. not necessarily bad guys, but dangerous guys if you happen to believe in intellectual freedom.
sure, we need the gypsies. we always have. because if you don't have someone to run out of town once in a while, how are you going to know you yourself belong there?
It's a hard life if you don't weaken.
Weird love's better than no love at all.