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
Fiction is the truth inside the lie.
If you intend to write as truthfully as you can, your days as a member of polite society are numbered.
If you wrote something for which someone sent you a check, if you cashed the check and it didn't bounce, and if you then paid the light bill with the money, I consider you talented.
In the year 2025, the best men don't run for president, they run for their lives. . . .
I thought it was great fun to scare people. I also knew it was socially acceptable because there were a lot of horror movies out there.
Harry Potter is about confronting fears, finding inner strength and doing what is right in the face of adversity. Twilight is about how important it is to have a boyfriend.
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 A product can be quickly outdated; a successful brand is timeless.
All I ask is that you do as well as you can, and remember that, while to write adverbs is human, to write he said or she said is divine.
The only [working] ritual is making tea. I use the loose leaves and drink it by the gallon.
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.
The poets continually and sometimes wilfully mistake love. Love is the old slaughterer.
You'll consider what you did wrong & bookend your reflections with hunger - no supper, no breakfast.
For a woman a man will do many things that he'd turn his back on in an instant when alone; things he'd back away from, nine times out of ten, even when drunk adn with a bunch of his friends egging him on.
Human Nature Baby, grab it and growl.