Normal people bring children into the world; we novelists bring books. We are condemned to put our whole lives into them, even though they hardly ever thank us for it. We are condemned to die in their pages and sometimes even to let our books be the ones who, in the end, will take our lives.

A good friend once told me that the problems are like cockroaches. If drawn to light, they'll get scared.

You women listen more to your heart and less to all the nonsense. That's why you live longer.

I was aware of the risks I was taking, but I did'nt care.

A modern-day Dickens with a popular voice and a genius for storytelling in any genre, Stephen King has written many wonderful books.

None of us are what we once were.

Few things are more deceptive than memories.