The book is not the important part. The book is the delivery system. The important part is the story and the talent.

Both Rowling and Meyer, they’re speaking directly to young people. … The real difference is that Jo Rowling is a terrific writer and Stephenie Meyer can’t write worth a darn. She’s not very good.

Writing is a lonely job. Having someone who believes in you makes a lot if difference. They don't have to makes speeches. Just believing is usually enough.

I started after him...and the clown looked back. I saw Its eyes, and all at once I understood who It was." "Who was it, Don?" Harold Gardner asked softly. "It was Derry," Don Hagarty said. "It was this town.

I believe most people are essentially good. I know that I am. It's you I'm not entirely sure of.

I saw something even more beautiful than a sense of humor: an appreciation for life’s essential absurdity.

First comes smiles, then lies. Last is gunfire.-Roland Deschain, of Gilead