There is no such thing as a happy ending. I never met a single one to equal "Once upon a time.

Absence may or may not make the heart grow fonder, but it certainly freshens the eye.

I changed it. I had to. Do you know why?" She studied him, her eyes grave. "Because that was then and this is now. Because the past is gone, even though it defines the present.

I'm afraid of all kinds of things. I'm afraid of failing at whatever story I'm writing - that it won't come up for me, or that I won't be able to finish it.

He removed his unvaluable valuables and dumped his shirt, pants, and skivvies into a letter slot.

There is a relationship between humor and fear. Think of all the gags you ever heard that have to do with dismemberment, or something that's horrible in one way or another, even if it's just horrible in the sense that somebody's being embarrassed. What do kids laugh at? Kids laugh if your fly's down. That's hilarious. But for the kid whose fly is down, it's a horrible situation.

Upon being asked by a fan how to become a writer, Stephen King replied, "Write.