If ever there was a list of quotes we wanted to do, this is it - Stephen King quotes. So, with slightly trembling hands and hearts filled with excitement, we’ve compiled it, tried to write an intro that’s not over-the-top exuberant, and now are leaving it to your, dear readers, judgment. Ready to take a look at the most excellent, heavily inspiring, and totally powerful quotes from Stephen King, only the most accomplished storyteller if there ever was one?
If you haven’t had the chance to read any of Stephen King’s books yet or know nothing about the King of Horror himself, here are a few cool facts about him. Mister King has written hundreds of literary pieces, with 49 novels under his name, seven more under his pen names, five non-fiction books, and around 200 short stories. And all of them are better than the last!
Stephen King was certain that his fame was completely accidental and thus started to write books under his pen name. When they got just as popular as the ones written under his real name, the writer gave up and admitted that his popularity wasn’t, after all, an accident. And lastly, once upon in 1996, King collaborated with Michael Jackson himself to create a short horror movie together. Oh, and since we’ve mentioned movies, there are at least 91 of them based on King’s works. So, if you’re not a huge fan of reading, you can experience this master’s writing through cinema. Beware, though; they are definitely spooky!
Speaking of these powerful quotes here - some of them come from interviews with the writer, while others are book quotes from his famous novels. So while they weren’t technically spoken by him, they still came from his very own head, which makes them totally count. After all, some of the best Stephen King quotes do come from his writings, rather than public speeches!
Anyhoo, we’ll never be as good as the Master of Horror at this writing gig (although quotes from Stephen King on writing do help a lot), so it’s best to end our love-filled intro to this long-awaited quotes list right about now.
Scroll down below, check out the incredible quotes from this world-famous writer, and upvote the ones that impacted you the most! And lastly, we’re pretty sure these quotes by Stephen King would benefit anyone who reads them, so why not share this article with your friends?
#61
“Only library books speak with such wordless eloquence of the power good stories hold over us.” — ‘Salem’s Lot
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#62
“I guess when you turn off the main road, you have to be prepared to see some funny houses.” - Stephen King
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#63
“Sometimes human places create inhuman monsters.” — The Shining
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#64
“Time takes it all, whether you want it to or not.” — The Green Mile
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#65
“Life turns on a dime.” — 11/22/63
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#66
“The place where you made your stand never mattered. Only that you were there… and still on your feet.” — The Stand
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#67
“When his life was ruined, his family killed, his farm destroyed, Job knelt down on the ground and yelled up to the heavens, "Why god? Why me?" and the thundering voice of God answered, There's just something about you that pisses me off.” - Storm of the Century
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#68
“The road to hell is paved with adverbs.” - Stephen King
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#69
“You can, you should, and if you’re brave enough to start, you will.” - On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
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#70
“I think that we're all mentally ill. Those of us outside the asylums only hide it a little better - and maybe not all that much better after all.” - Stephen King
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#71
“That wasn't any act of God. That was an act of pure human fu**ery.” - The Stand
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#72
“Hearts can break. Yes, hearts can break. Sometimes I think it would be better if we died when they did, but we don't.” - Hearts in Atlantis
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#73
“Any word you have to hunt for in a thesaurus is the wrong word. There are no exceptions to this rule.” - Stephen King
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#74
“Write with the door closed, rewrite with the door open.” - Stephen King
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#75
“Eddie discovered one of his childhood's great truths. Grownups are the real monsters, he thought.” - Stephen King
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#76
“The mind can calculate, but the spirit yearns, and the heart knows what the heart knows.” - Stephen King
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#77
“Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free.” - Different Seasons
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#78
“You want to remember that while you're judging the book, the book is also judging you.” - Night Shift
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#79
“Writing is magic, as much the water of life as any other creative art. The water is free. So drink. Drink and be filled up.” - Stephen King
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#80
“I'm one of those people who doesn't really know what he thinks until he writes it down.” - 11/22/63
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