Paul Edgecomb: What do you want me to do John? I'll do it. You want me to let you walk out of here and see how far you get? John Coffey: Now why would you want to do a foolish thing like that? Paul Edgecomb: When I die and I stand before God awaiting judgment and he asks me why I let one of HIS miracles die, what am I gonna say, that it was my job?
Stephen KingI like to hang out clothes on windy days. Sometimes that's all I feel like. A sheet on a line.
Stephen KingWhy does everyone think that I am a cruel and insensitive man? I mean, come on, I have kids... on my desk in little jars!
Stephen KingThe most important things to remember about back story are that (a) everyone has a history and (b) most of it isnโt very interesting.
Stephen KingI believe that the combination of pencil and memory creates a kind of practical magic, and magic is dangerous.
Stephen KingI think what you do is, you keep your sensors open. And it's - the more that you do the job, the more you come to understand in a kind of intuitive way that you're always - you know, your radar is on. And the thing is going around and around and around. And it's not picking up any blips.
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