The glory of a good tale is that it is limitless and fluid;... - Stephen King

"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 glory of a good tale is that it is limitless and fluid; a good tale belongs to each reader in its own particular way."

"Books are the perfect entertainment: no commercials, no batteries, hours of enjoyment for each dollar spent. What I wonder is why everybody doesn't carry a book around for those inevitable dead spots in life."

"I am always chilled and astonished by the would-be writers who ask me for advice and admit, quite blithely, that they "don't have time to read."This is like a guy starting up Mount Everest saying that he didn't have time to buy any rope or pitons."

"If you wrote something for which someone sent you a check, if you cashed the check and it didn't bounce, and if you then paid the light bill with the money, I consider you talented."