Speaking personally, you can have my gun, but you'll take my... - Stephen King

"The mind can calculate, but the spirit yearns, and the heart knows what the heart knows"

"If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that."

"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."

"Quiet people have the loudest minds."