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Life isn't a support system for art. It's the other way around. (Stephen King)
Give me just enough information so that I can lie convincingly. View quote
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It was the possibility of darkness that made the day seem so bright. View quote
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And will I tell you that these three lived happily ever after? I will not, for no one ever does. But there was happiness. And they did live. View quote
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Write with the door closed, rewrite with the door open. View quote
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Nobody likes a clown at midnight. View quote
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Time takes it all, whether you want it to or not. View quote
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A little talent is a good thing to have if you want to be a writer. But the only real requirement is the ability to remember every scar. View quote
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Humor is almost always anger with its make-up on. View quote
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Go then, there are other worlds than these. View quote
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The thing under my bed waiting to grab my ankle isn't real. I know that, and I also know that if I'm careful to keep my foot under the covers, it will never be able to grab my ankle. (Stephen King)
The scariest moment is always just before you start. View quote
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I dreamed of you. I dreamed you were wandering in the dark, and so was I. We found each other. We found each other in the dark. View quote
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Kill your darlings, kill your darlings, even when it breaks your egocentric little scribbler's heart, kill your darlings. View quote
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Both Rowling and Meyer, they're speaking directly to young people. ... The real difference is that Jo Rowling is a terrific writer and Stephenie Meyer can't write worth a darn. She's not very good. View quote
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The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed. View quote
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Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work. View quote
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Your hair is winter fire January embers My heart burns there, too. View quote
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If I know anything, I know scary. And giving this president and this out-of-control Congress two more years to screw up our future is downright terrifying. Thankfully, this national nightmare is one we can end. View quote
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Fault always lies in the same place: with him weak enough to lay blame. View quote
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Just remember that Dumbo didn't need the feather; the magic was in him. (Stephen King)
It is the tale, not he who tells it. View quote
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To write is human, to edit is divine. View quote
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Reading a good long novel is in many ways like having a long and satisfying affair. View quote
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First comes smiles, then lies. Last is gunfire.-Roland Deschain, of Gilead. View quote
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