A Few of My Favorite Stephen King Quotes
Sept 30, 2026I'm currently reading Stepen King's memior, On Writing. These are some of my favorite quotes.
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Stephen King is funny
During a 1982 talk at the University of Dayton, Stephen shares an anicdote about the inevitable question he always gets.
To Stephen King: Where do you get your ideas.
Stephen King: There's a little shop somwhere in Conneticut and they're a dime a piece, recycled most of them, but still usable.
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Why does the body have to be the subject of the sentence anyway, it’s dead for christ sakes! Forget about it!
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Put your desk in the corner. And every time you sit down there to write, remind yourself why it isn’t in the middle of the room. Life isn’t a support system for art. It’s the other way around. — Stephen King