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. Stephen King emotionfindfine share on social
And in real life endings aren't always neat, whether they're happy endings, or whether they're sad endings. Stephen King endinghappylife Change image and share on social
We make up horrors to help us cope with the real ones. Stephen King copehorrormake Change image and share on social
But I think there are a set of experiences that turn a potential writer into a working writer, and then there are places in your life were you start to recognize what you want to do. Stephen King experiencelifeplace Change image and share on social
It's a mystery. That's the first thing that interests me about the idea of God. If there is one, it's mysterious and powerful and awesome to even consider the concept, and you have to take it seriously. Stephen King awesomeconceptgod share on social
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? Stephen King bootdieequivalent Change image and share on social
Only enemies speak the truth; friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Stephen King catchdutyendlessly Change image and share on social
But I think talent as a writer is hard-wired in, it's all there, at least the basic elements of it. You can't change it any more than you can choose whether to be right handed or left handed. Stephen King basicchangechoose Change image and share on social
I watched Titanic when I got back home from the hospital, and cried. I knew that my IQ had been damaged. Stephen King backcrydamage Change image and share on social
I am the literary equivalent of a Big Mac and fries. Stephen King bigequivalentfry Change image and share on social
