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.

If you can't laugh when things go bad--laugh and put on a little carnival--then you're either dead or wishing you were.

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

Crying was like pissing everything out on the ground.

A cowardly leader is the most dangerous of men.

Remember that 'plumber in space' is not such a bad setup for a story.

There were times . . . when it occurred to me that I was repeating my mother's life. Usually this thought struck me as funny. But if I happened to be tired, or if there were extra bills to pay and no money to pay them with, it seemed awful. I'd think 'This isn't the way our lives are supposed to be going.' Then I'd think 'Half the world has the same idea.