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.'

Friends don't spy; true friendship is about privacy too. Stephen King
But when fall comes, kicking summer out on its treacherous ass as it always does one day sometime after the midpoint of September, it stays awhile like an old friend that you have missed. It settles in the way an old friend will settle into your favorite chair and take out his pipe and light it and then fill the afternoon with stories of places he has been and things he has done since last he saw you. Stephen King
Remember, Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies. Stephen King
True love, like any other strong and addicting drug, is boring — once the tale of encounter and discovery is told, kisses quickly grow stale and caresses tiresome . . . except, of course, to those who share the kisses, who give and take the caresses while every sound and color of the world seems to deepen and brighten around them. As with any other strong drug, true first love is really only interesting to those who have become its prisoners. And, as is true of any other strong and addicting drug, true first love is dangerous. Stephen King
The water was glassy and calm, still candy-colored in the afterglow of sunset. Stephen King
Get busy living or get busy dying. Stephen King
You needn't die happy when your time comes, but you must die satisfied, for you have lived your life from the beginning to the end . . . Stephen King
If you don’t control your temper. Your temper will control you. Stephen King
You can, you should, and if you’re brave enough to start, you will. Stephen King
Get busy living or get busy dying. Stephen King
Hearts can break. Yes, hearts can break. Sometimes I think it would be better if we died when they did, but we don’t. Stephen King
Is there any phrase more ominous than 'you need to see exactly what you've done'? Stephen King
I think that marijuana should not only be legal, I think it should be a cottage industry. It would be wonderful for the state of Maine. There’s some pretty good homegrown dope. I'm sure it would be even better if you could grow it with fertilizers and have greenhouses. Stephen King
Her color was high, and there were deep dimples at the corners of her mouth. She looked nine miles out of place, but he had never loved her more. This was Willa on the edge of a smile. Stephen King
If there is love, smallpox scars are as pretty as dimples. I'll love your face no matter what it looks like. Because it's yours. Stephen King
The solution of logical problems must be neat for they set the standard of neatness. Stephen King
I been fixing the plumbing in here for ten years. I ain't never had to wear no tie before. Stephen King
A slice of pie without cheese is like a kiss without a squeeze. Stephen King
Writing fiction, especially a long work of fiction, can be a difficult, lonely job; it's like crossing the Atlantic Ocean in a bathtub. There's plenty of opportunity for self-doubt. Stephen King
Mornings belong to whatever is new. The current composition. Afternoons are for naps and letters. Stephen King
It's not the pain I'm afraid of. I know about the pain. What I'm afraid of is the end of this small, sweet dream. Stephen King
When a codependent is drowning, somebody else's life flashes before his eyes. Stephen King
All God’s children have shoes. Stephen King
A person can't change all at once. Stephen King
The place where you made your stand never mattered. Only that you were there. And still on your feet. Stephen King
The battle between good and evil is endlessly fascinating because we are participants every day. Stephen King
I believe in Santa Claus. I believe in the Easter Bunny. I believe in the Tooth Fairy. But I don't believe in you. This is battery acid. Now, you disappear! Stephen King
No good friends. No bad friends. Only people you want, need to be with; people who build their houses in your heart. Stephen King
Only enemies speak the truth; friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Stephen King
The battle between good and evil is endlessly fascinating because we are participants every day. Stephen King