If a book sucks, stop reading it.On Writing: A Memoir Of The Craft (ed. Simon and Schuster, 2000) - ISBN: 9780743211536
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Stephen King is an American author known for his prolific work in the horror and supernatural fiction genres. With over 350 million copies of his books sold worldwide, he has written numerous bestsellers, including "Carrie," "The Shining," and "It." King is acclaimed for his captivating storytelling and ability to terrify readers with his imaginative and suspenseful narratives.
b. 1947
If a book sucks, stop reading it.On Writing: A Memoir Of The Craft (ed. Simon and Schuster, 2000) - ISBN: 9780743211536
Amateurs sit around and wait for inspiration. The rest of us just get up and go to work.
You can, you should, and if you’re brave enough to start, you will.
If I kept saying it; if I kept reaching out. My accident really taught me just one thing: the only way to go on is to go on. To say ‘I can do this' even when you know you can't.
Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.
Remember, Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.
Get busy living or get busy dying.
The trust of the innocent is the liar's most useful tool.The Institute, p. 123, 2019
Books are a uniquely portable magic.On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, p. 163, 2000
If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write.On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, 2000
The scariest moment is always just before you start.On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, p. 1, 2000
Most men are not wicked. They are sleep-walkers, not evil evildoers.I and Thou
The road to hell is paved with adverbs.On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, p. 148, 2000
Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win.The Shining, 1980
That’s all 14 quotes by Stephen King.