Stephen King

It's okay to be scared. Being scared means you're about to do something really, really brave.

The trust of the innocent is the liar's most useful tool.

Stephen King's Rules for Writers: 1. Read a lot. 2. Write a lot.

The world is a scary place, but it's also a beautiful one.

Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.

He knew that there were some things that no amount of money could buy, and some secrets that no amount of power could uncover.

The place where you made your stand never mattered. Only that you made it... and that you stood.

It was the most important thing I'd ever done, and I had no idea what I was doing.

Some things are just bad. Some things are just evil. Sometimes there's no explanation.

The best fiction is often the most honest.

Fear is the oldest and strongest emotion of mankind, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.

Humor is almost always a subversive element. It's a way to make people think about things they don't want to think about.

The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven.

It's hard to be a man when you're afraid.

There's no harm in hoping for the best as long as you're prepared for the worst.

The boogeyman is real, and he's hiding under your bed.

The first duty of a novelist is to entertain. If you don't entertain, then all the deeper stuff is lost.

I think that the best stories are the ones that are closest to the truth.

Writing is a lonely profession. And that's okay. Because sometimes, the best company is yourself.

The imagination is a powerful tool. It can create worlds, or it can destroy them.