The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of, because words diminish them - words shrink things that seemed limitless when they were in your head to no more than living size when they're brought out.
Stephen KingMarriage is referred to in the bible as โmystical union,โ and it really is in the sense that two people who donโt know each other get together. Iโm always interested in how much you find out about the other person and how much you donโt find out.
Stephen KingShe can't help it,' he said. 'She's got the soul of a poet and the emotional makeup of a junkyard dog.
Stephen KingReading in bed can be heaven, assuming you can get just the right amount of light on the page and aren't prone to spilling your coffee or cognac on the sheets.
Stephen KingWhen I gave up dope and alcohol, my immediate feeling was 'I've saved my life, but there'll be a price because I'll have nothing that buzzes me any more'. But I enjoyed my kids. My wife loved me and I loved her. And eventually the writing came back and I discovered that the writing was enough. Stupid thing is that probably it always had been.
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