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Stephen King Quotes - Page 32

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Not writing would be like going the rest of your life without having dreams.

Not writing would be like going the rest of your life without having dreams.

Dream, Writing, Would Be

On the day of my judgment, when I stand before God, and He asks me why did I kill one of his true miracles, what am I gonna say? That it was my job? My job?

Jobs, Miracle, Judgment

"The Green Mile". www.imdb.com. 1999.

He killed them with their love.

"The Green Mile". www.imdb.com. 1999.

The wonder is that so many OCDs manage to live productive lives, just the same. They work, they eat (often not enough or too much, it's true), they go to the movies, they make love to their girlfriends and boyfriends, their wives and husbands... and all the time those birds are there, clinging to them and pecking away little bits of flesh.

Girlfriend, Husband, Productive Life

Oh, there were all sorts of things to wonder about, but the truth was simple: here stood this door alone on an endless stretch of beach, and it was for only one of two things: opening or leaving closed.

Beach, Simple, Doors

Stephen King (2016). “The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three”, p.40, Simon and Schuster

Kindle, isn’t it?” the waitress asked. “I got one for Christmas, and I love it. I’m reading my way through all of Jodi Picoult’s books.” “Oh, probably not all of them,” Wesley said. “Huh? Why not?” “She’s probably got another one done already. That’s all I meant.” “And James Patterson’s probably written one since he got up this morning!” she said, and went off chortling.

Morning, Book, Reading

Stephen King (2015). “The Bazaar of Bad Dreams: Stories”, p.246, Simon and Schuster

I think you're a taker. You've always been one. It's like God left some part of you out when He built you inside of me.

Thinking, Built, Left

Stephen King (2008). “The Stand”, p.157, Anchor

His name is Legion. He is the king of nowhere.

Kings, Names, Legion

Stephen King, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (2011). “The Stand Vol. 5: No Man's Land”, p.46, Marvel Entertainment

It's how we see the world that keeps the darkness beyond at bay. Keeps it from pouring through and devouring us. I think all of us might know that, way down deep.

Thinking, Darkness, Pouring

We either learn to accept or we end up writing letters home with crayons.

Home, Writing, Letters

It's hard enough for a person to keep their own socks pulled up, let alone someone else's.

Enough, Sock, Persons

Deep inside her (ih her harrowed soul) she felt a glowing ember of fury at the man responsible for this. Tha man who had put her in this position. She looked at the pistol lying beside the basin, and knew that if he were here, she would use it on him without a moment's hesitation. Knowing that made her feel confused about herself. It also made her feel a little stronger.

Lying, Confused, Men

What if there were no grownups? Suppose the whole idea of grownups was an illusion? What if their money was really just playground marbles, their business deals no more than baseball-card trades, their wars only games of guns in the park? What if they were all still snotty-nosed kids inside their suits and dresses? Christ, that couldn't be, could it? It was too horrible to think about.

Baseball, War, Kids

Stephen King (1999). “Hearts In Atlantis”, p.162, Simon and Schuster

Roland grabbed Jake and hauled him to his feet. “You came!” Jake shouted. “You really came!” “I came, yes. By the grace of the gods and the courage of my friends, I came.

Feet, Grace, Jake

Stephen King (1993). “The Waste Lands”, Signet Book

It was really amazing the number of hard hits from which a mind could recover.

Numbers, Mind, Really Amazing

Stephen King (2011). “Full Dark, No Stars”, p.441, Simon and Schuster

And I guess you judge how well you're doing by how well you sleep at night... and what your dreams are like.

Dream, Sleep, Night

Stephen King (2016). “Different Seasons”, p.51, Simon and Schuster

Because who would ever want to get close to another person if they knew how hard the letting-go part was? In your heart they only die a little at a time, don't they? Like a plant when you go away on a trip and forget to ask a neighbor to poke in once in awhile with the old watering-can, and its so sad—

Letting Go, Heart, Going Away

Stephen King (2016). “Lisey's Story: A Novel”, p.332, Simon and Schuster

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.

Men, Two, Way

Stephen King (2006). “Cell: A Novel”, p.207, Simon and Schuster

The first real terror struck him then, and there was nothing supernatural about it. It was only a realization of how easy it was to trash your life. That was what was so scary. You just dragged the fan up to everything you had spent the years raking together and turned the motherfucker on.

Real, Years, Scary

Stephen King (2016). “It”, p.79, Simon and Schuster

An idea is like a cold germ: sooner or later someone always catches it.

Ideas, Germs, Cold

Stephen King (2013). “Under the Dome: A Novel”, p.206, Simon and Schuster

Anyway, as the old barrelhouse song says, My God, how the money rolled in. Norton must have subscribed to the old Puritan notion that the best way to figure out which folks God favours is by checking their bank acounts.

Song, Way, Favour

Stephen King (1994). “Different Seasons”, Signet Book

I'm not making an enemy; I'm keepin' one.

Enemy

Superstition, like true love, needs time to grow and reflect upon itself.

Needs, Superstitions, Grows

Stephen King (1990). “The Stand”, Signet Book

Of course they had more chains on him than Scrooge saw on Marley's ghost, but he could have kicked up dickens if he'd wanted. That's a pun, son.

Son, Scrooge, Saws

Stephen King (2010). “The Green Mile: The Complete Serial Novel”, p.35, Simon and Schuster

There was a beautiful feeling of calm in my groin, a sense of peace so remarkable it was almost ecstasy——anyone who' suffered bad pain and then recovered will know what I'm talking about.

Beautiful, Pain, Talking

Stephen King (2010). “The Green Mile: The Complete Serial Novel”, p.145, Simon and Schuster

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