Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy. As of 2011 , King has written and published 49 novels; including seven under the pen name Richard Bachman.
King sold his first novel, Carrie, in 1973, about a tormented teen seeking revenge on her peers. Following its publication, the book became an immediate success, enabling him to dedicate himself to writing full time. 'The Shining,' his next book, became his first best-seller.
Now success don't come overnight. Stephen King once said, "Read and write four to six hours a day, if you cannot find the time for that, you will not become a good writer." He himself used to set a daily quota of 2000 words and does not stop until he meets it. The fact that 350 million copies of his books have been sold is a testament to his hard work. Many of his books have been adapted into films, like Carrie, The Shawshank Redemption, It and many more.
If you've read any of his books, then you know that he's a master at weaving words into tales that creep into your mind long after you've finished reading. Below is a list of the top 50 of the best Stephen King quotes you need to know from various of his books. These are quotes about reading, writing, life, mind, love and everything in between.
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1. Books are a uniquely portable magic.
2. If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.
3. Good books don't give up all their secrets at once.
4. Books and movies are like apples and oranges. They both are fruit, but taste completely different.
5. Books are the perfect entertainment: no commercials, no batteries, hours of enjoyment for each dollar spent. What I wonder is why everybody doesn't carry a book around for those inevitable dead spots in life.
6. Words create sentences; sentences create paragraphs; sometimes paragraphs quicken and begin to breathe.
7. I write to find out what I think.
8. Writing isn't about making money, getting famous, getting dates, getting laid, or making friends. In the end, it's about enriching the lives of those who will read your work, and enriching your own life, as well. It's about getting up, getting well, and getting over it. Getting happy, okay? Getting happy.
9. 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.
10. Writers remember everything...especially the hurts. Strip a writer to the buff, point to the scars, and he'll tell you the story of each small one. From the big ones you get novels. A little talent is a nice thing to have if you want to be a writer, but the only real requirement is the ability to remember the story of every scar.
11. When asked, "How do you write?" I invariably answer, "One word at a time,"
Also Read - "He asked, What makes a man a writer? Well, I said, it's simple. You either get it down on paper, or jump off a bridge." - Charles Bukowski
12. Reading a good long novel is in many ways like having a long and satisfying affair.
13. Whatever came to mind, whatever came to hand, I would read.
14. Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win.
15. Fiction is the truth inside the lie.
16. The scariest moment is always just before you start.
17. I think that we're all mentally ill. Those of us outside the asylums only hide it a little better and maybe not all that much better after all.
18. Alone. Yes, that's the key word, the most awful word in the English tongue. Murder doesn't hold a candle to it and hell is only a poor synonym.
19. Remember, Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.
20. We make up horrors to help us cope with the real ones.
21. We lie best when we lie to ourselves.
23. The trust of the innocent is the liar's most useful tool.
24. 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.
25. People who try hard to do the right thing always seem mad.
26. Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.
27. Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free.
28. A secret needs two things to bounce between; a secret needs to see itself in another pair of eyes.
29. Optimism is a perfectly legitimate response to failure.
30. Give me just enough information so that I can lie convincingly.
31. A short story is a different thing altogether – a short story is like a quick kiss in the dark from a stranger.
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Also Read: Top 15 Quotes From The Shawshank Redemption
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