Stephen King
Born: 21 September 1947, Portland, Maine
At two, Stephen's father stepped out to get a pack of cigarettes, and has not been seen since. He started writing at age eleven, working with his brother Dave to turn out a mimeographed newspaper they sold for a nickel. His first story was published in a magazine when he was still in high school. After graduating from college he attempted to write, but was unable to find a market so he fell back on teaching. He started a story and threw it away in disgust, and only continued when his wife Tabitha found it in the trash and insisted he keep at it; that was Carrie. The paperback rights alone brought him $200,000 and he quit teaching. In 1999 he was hit by a passing van and only lived because of heroic efforts at the trauma center and a long series of surgeries. In addition to the horror titles he is best known for, I find his "On Writing" to be an important addition to my bookshelf.
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- 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. permalink
Stephen King - A short story is a different thing all together — a short story is like a kiss in the dark from a stranger. permalink
Stephen King - Skeleton Crew (1985) - A slice of pie without cheese is like a kiss without a squeeze. permalink
Stephen King - A tragedy is a tragedy, and at the bottom, all tragedies are stupid. Give me a choice and I'll take A Midsummer Night's Dream over Hamlet every time. Any fool with steady hands and a working set of lungs can build up a house of cards and then blow it down, but it takes a genius to make people laugh. permalink
Stephen King - Any word you have to hunt for in a thesaurus is the wrong word. There are no exceptions to this rule. permalink
Stephen King - Books are a uniquely portable magic. permalink
Stephen King - On Writing (2000) - 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. permalink
Stephen King - Both Rowling and Meyer, they're speaking directly to young people.... The real difference is that Jo Rowling is a terrific writer and Stephenie Meyer can't write worth a darn. permalink
Stephen King - Description begins in the writer's imagination, but should finish in the reader's. permalink
Stephen King - On Writing (2000) - Don't forget that you're a physical being with a power-plant to take care of and maintain. I'm talking about the bod under the blue gown. I'm not going to say that we're a lazy, overweight society, a fast-food eatin', SUV-ridin', soda-guzzlin', beer-chuggin', TV-watchin', size-XL-wearin', walk-don't-run generation — except I guess I just did. permalink
Stephen King - commencement address, University of Maine (7 May 2005) - Each life makes its own immitation of immortality. permalink
Stephen King - Fiction is the truth inside the lie. permalink
Stephen King - French is the language that turns dirt into romance. permalink
Stephen King - Time (6 October 1986) - Get busy living or get busy dying. permalink
Stephen King - The Shawshank Redemption (1981) - Good books don't give up all their secrets at once. permalink
Stephen King
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