Stephen King quotes

Stephen King is an American author, widely recognized as the "King of Horror" for his prolific and influential works in the genre. His stories have captivated millions with their suspense, supernatural elements, and deep psychological insight. He continues to inspire readers and writers around the world with his imagination and storytelling. Here are 810 of his quotes:

Monsters are real. Ghosts are too. They live inside of us, and sometimes, they win. (Stephen King)
If you don't control your temper, your temper will control you. View quote
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We make up horrors to help us cope with the real ones. View quote
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The trust of the innocent is the liar's most useful tool. View quote
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Description begins in the writer's imagination, but should finish in the reader's. View quote
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Time takes it all whether you want it to or not, time takes it all. Time bares it away, and in the end there is only darkness. Sometimes we find others in that darkness, and sometimes we lose them there again. View quote
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God always punishes us for what we can't imagine. View quote
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You can't deny laughter; when it comes, it plops down in your favorite chair and stays as long as it wants. View quote
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If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that. View quote
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Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work. View quote
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God is cruel. Sometimes he makes you live. (Stephen King)
Good books don't give up all their secrets at once. View quote
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Remember, Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies. View quote
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French is the language that turns dirt into romance. View quote
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Get busy living or get busy dying. View quote
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We lie best when we lie to ourselves. View quote
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When his life was ruined, his family killed, his farm destroyed, Job knelt down on the ground and yelled up to the heavens, "Why God? Why me?" and the thundering voice of God answered, "There's just something about you that pisses me off". View quote
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He had a massive stroke. He died with his tie on. Do you think that could be our generation's equivalent of that old saying about dying with your boots on? View quote
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When asked, "How do you write?" I invariably answer, "one word at a time." View quote
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Hearts can break. Yes. Hearts can break. Sometimes I think it would be better if we died when they did, but we don't. View quote
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If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot. There's no way around these two things that I'm aware of, no shortcut. (Stephen King)
I recognize terror as the finest emotion and so I will try to terrorize the reader. But if I find that I cannot terrify, I will try to horrify, and if I find that I cannot horrify, I'll go for the gross-out. I'm not proud. View quote
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never's the word God listens for when he needs a laugh. View quote
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Weird love's better than no love at all. View quote
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We all do what we can, and it has to be good enough, and if it isn't good enough, it has to do. View quote
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Stephen King

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Photo: Kevin Payravi, GFDL
Occupation: American Author
Born: September 21, 1947
Quotes count: 810
Wikipedia: Stephen King

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