Stephen King Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Stephen King quotes, Stephen King sayings, and Stephen King proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

No one ever forgets a toy that made him or her supremely happy as a child, even if that toy is replaced by one like it that is much nicer. Stephen King
It's a cash and carry world. Sometimes you pay a little. Mostly it's a lot. Sometimes, it's everything you have. Stephen King
Your first impulse is to share good news, your second is to club someone with it. Stephen King
Nobody likes a clown at midnight. Stephen King
The man in black travels with your soul in his pocket. Stephen King
Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work. Stephen King
People think that I must be a very strange person. This is not correct. I have the heart of a small boy. It is in a glass jar on my desk. Stephen King
The scholar's greatest weakness: calling procrastination research. Stephen King
There came a time when you realized that moving on was pointless. That you took yourself with you wherever you went. Stephen King
It is, after all, the dab of grit that seeps into an oyster’s shell that makes the pearl, not pearl-making seminars with other oysters. Stephen King
It's best to have your tools with you. If you don't, you're apt to find something you didn't expect and get discouraged. Stephen King
A slice of pie without cheese is like a kiss without a squeeze. Stephen King
Superstition, like true love, needs time to grow and reflect upon itself. Stephen King
Sometimes an accident can be an unhappy womans best friend. Stephen King
Even the company of the mad was better than the company of the dead. Stephen King
Quiet people have the loudest minds. Stephen King
The road to hell is paved with adverbs. Stephen King
The soil of a man’s heart is stonier; a man grows what he can and tends it. Stephen King
True sorrow is as rare as true love. Stephen King
The brain is a muscle that can move the world. Stephen King
Resistance to change is proportional to how much the future might be altered by any given act. Stephen King
The rope by which the great blocks of taxes are attached to any citizenry is simple loyalty. Stephen King
And the most terrifying question of all may be just how much horror the human mind can stand and still maintain a wakeful, staring, unrelenting sanity. Stephen King
Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win. Stephen King
Most gothics are overplotted novels whose success or failure hinges on the author's ability to make you believe in the characters and partake of the mood. Stephen King
Definition Of A Wanderer: A guy who's always looking beyond Stephen King
The quickest way to learn about a new place is to know what it dreams of. Stephen King
You cannot friend a hawk, they said, unless you are a hawk yourself, alone and only a sojourner in the land, without friends or the need of them. Stephen King
Life is fair. We all get the same nine-month shake in the box, and then the dice roll. Some people get a run of sevens. Some people, unfortunately, get snake-eyes. Its just how the world is. Stephen King
Writing is like being in a dream state or under self-directed hypnosis. It induces a state of recall that - while not perfect - is pretty spooky. Stephen King