3,428 Quotes by Stephen King

Wherever you write is supposed to be a little bit of a refuge, a place where you can get away from the world. The more closed in you are, the more you’re forced back on your own imagination.

This is not a bad life.

I think there ought to be some serious discussion by smart people, really smart people, about whether or not proliferation of things like The Smoking Gun and TMZ and YouTube and the whole celebrity culture is healthy.

You can, you should, and if you're brave enough to start, you will.

Friends don't spy; true friendship is about privacy too.

Even when love isn't enough, somehow it is.

I hated high school. I don't trust anybody who looks back on the years from 14 to 18 with any enjoyment. If you liked being a teenager, there’s something wrong with you.

The most important things to remember about back story are that (a) everyone has a history and (b) most of it isn't very interesting.

Women are better at keeping secrets, but men are more comfortable with them.