1 month ago on 16 April 2012 @ 2:25pm + 444 notes
We make up horrors to help us cope with the real ones.
Stephen King
4 months ago on 11 January 2012 @ 2:49pm + 41 notes
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6 months ago on 13 November 2011 @ 2:00pm + 4,220 notes
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.
Stephen King
7 months ago on 6 November 2011 @ 12:38pm + 113 notes
Books are a uniquely portable magic.
Stephen King
7 months ago on 13 October 2011 @ 3:43pm + 14 notes
8 months ago on 21 September 2011 @ 2:20pm + 22 notes
Any word you have to hunt for in a thesaurus is the wrong word. There are no exceptions to this rule.
Stephen King
9 months ago on 17 August 2011 @ 3:26pm + 30 notes
A book is like a pump. It gives nothing unless first you give to it. You prime a pump with your own water, you work the handle with your own strength. You do this because you expect to get back more than you give.
Stephen King (Hearts in Atlantis)
10 months ago on 28 July 2011 @ 2:12pm + 14 notes
You want to remember that while you’re judging the book, the book is also judging you.
Stephen King (Night Shift)