Stephen King quotes - page 17

Optimism is a perfectly legitimate response to failure. (Stephen King)
Pray for rain all you like, but dig a well as you do it. View quote
Stephen King
On the subject of love at first sight, I'm with the Beatles: I believe that it happens all the time. View quote
Stephen King
I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Jesus, did you? View quote
Stephen King
I hated school. I don't trust anybody who looks back on the years from 14 to 18 with any enjoyment. If you liked being a teenager, there's something really wrong with you. View quote
Stephen King
Man has come to dominate the planet thanks to two essential traits. One is intelligence. The other has been the absolute willingness to kill anyone and anything that gets in his way. View quote
Stephen King
Sometimes a man and a woman reach a crossroads and linger there, reluctant to take either way, knowing the wrong choice will mean the end... and knowing there's so much worth saving. View quote
Stephen King
May you find your Tower, Roland, and breach it, and may you climb to the top! View quote
Stephen King
Her body was wrapped in shadows like moth wings, like rose-petals. View quote
Stephen King
A person can go along quite awhile if they get a good day every once and again. View quote
Stephen King
The sandwich he made was bologna and cheese, his favorite. All the sandwiches he made were his favorites; that was one of the advantages of being single. (Stephen King)
Death was no less a miracle than birth. View quote
Stephen King
In the end we are all caught in devices of our own making. I believe that. In the end we are all caught. View quote
Stephen King
Any parting could be forever, and we don't know. View quote
Stephen King
Lying in the bed that had once held two, Lisey thought alone never felt more lonely than when you woke up and discovered you still had the house to yourself. That you and the mice in the walls were the only ones still breathing. View quote
Stephen King
Sometimes the only thing to do is to take the thing that you must have. Even if someone gets hurt. View quote
Stephen King
The family exists for many reasons, but its most basic function may be to draw together after a member dies. View quote
Stephen King
Above, the stars shone hard and bright, sparks struck off the dark skin of the universe. View quote
Stephen King
Once again there was the desert, and that only. View quote
Stephen King
The last good time always comes, and when you see the darkness creeping toward you, you hold on to what was bright and good. You hold on for dear life. View quote
Stephen King
The world, although well-lighted with fluorescents and incandescent bulbs and neon, is still full of odd dark corners and unsettling nooks and crannies. (Stephen King)
Memory is the basis of every journey. View quote
Stephen King
When you put on a clown suit and a rubber nose, nobody has any idea what you look like inside. View quote
Stephen King
You discarded most of the lies along the way but held on to the one that said life mattered. View quote
Stephen King
A change is as good as a rest. View quote
Stephen King