I think that we're all mentally ill. Those of us outside the... - Stephen King

"If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot."

"A little talent is a good thing to have if you want to be a writer. But the only real requirement is the ability to remember every scar."

"The trick is to teach yourself to read in small sips as well as long swallows."

"love is what moves the world, I've always thought...it is the only thing which allows men and women to stand in a world where gravity always seems to want to pull them down...bring them low...and make them crawl..."

"Any word you have to hunt for in a thesaurus is the wrong word. There are no exceptions to this rule."