I write in the mornings, in the bright daylight. But I get most of my good ideas after the sun has gone down and the dark is on the land.

...you need openness and inability to do anything other than get to the point.

Life was such a wheel that no man could stand upon it for long. And it always, at the end, came round to the same place again.

and so will the world end, I think, a victim of love rather than hate. For love's ever been the more destructive weapon, sure.

You know," King said, "I'm not much good at telling stories. That sounds like a paradox, but it's not; it's the reason I write them down.

Writing isn't about making money, getting famous, getting dates, getting laid, or making friends. In the end, it's about enriching the lives of those who will read your work, and enriching your own life, as well. It's about getting up, getting well, and getting over. Getting happy, okay? Getting happy.

Resistance to change is proportional to how much the future might be altered by any given act.