Stephen King

Fighting for peace, is like f***ing for chastity ↗

— Stephen King

#analogy #disapproval #motto #pacifism #paradox

Do you drink?" "Of course,I just said I was a writer. ↗

— Stephen King

#stereotypes #writer #writer

Writing is magic, as much the water of life as any other creative art. The water is free. So drink. Drink and be filled up. ↗

— Stephen King

#art

Talent is a wonderful thing, but it won't carry a quitter. ↗

— Stephen King

#motivation #talent #inspirational

She can't help it,' he said. 'She's got the soul of a poet and the emotional makeup of a junkyard dog. ↗

— Stephen King

#soul #stubborn #women #emotion

A person can't change all at once. ↗

— Stephen King

#change

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

#around #aware #i #lot #must

The Lord is my shepherd. I shall not want for nothing. He makes me lie down in the green pastures. He greases up my head with oil. He gives me kung-fu in the face of my enemies. Amen ↗

— Stephen King

#inspirational #humor

The trick is to teach yourself to read in small sips as well as long swallows. ↗

— Stephen King

#writing #teaching

My first editor used to say that eighty-five per cent of what goes on in a novelist's head is none of his business, a sentiment I've never believed should be restricted to just writers. ↗

— Stephen King

#business