How many times, over how many years, had heโa grown manโasked for the mercy of another chance? He was suddenly so sick of himself, so revolted, that he could have groaned aloud.
Stephen KingKill your darlings, kill your darlings, even when it breaks your egocentric little scribblerโs heart, kill your darlings.
Stephen KingWriting is like sex. The more you think about it, the harder it is to do. It's better not to think about it so much and just let it happen.
Stephen KingIt hurts to imagine stuff. It can give you a headache. Probably doesn't hurt physically, but it hurts mentally. But the more that you can do it, the more you're able to get out of it. Everybody has that capacity, but I don't think everyone develops it.
Stephen KingPeople think first love is sweet, and never sweeter than when that first bond snaps. You've heard a thousand pop and country songs that prove the point; some fool got his heart broke. Yet that first broken heart is always the most painful, the slowest to mend, and leaves the most visible scar. What's so sweet about that?
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