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People want to know why I do this, why I write such gross stuff. I like to tell them I have the heart of a small boy... and I keep it in a jar on my desk.

From Stephen King

When asked, 'How do you write?' I invariably answer, 'one word at a time.'

From Stephen King

I am the literary equivalent of a Big Mac and fries.

From Stephen King

The devil's voice is sweet to hear.

From Stephen King

No, it's not a very good story - its author was too busy listening to other voices to listen as closely as he should have to the one coming from inside.

From Stephen King

We make up horrors to help us cope with the real ones.

From Stephen King

I never saw any of my dad's stories. My mother said he had piles and piles of manuscripts.

From Stephen King

I've always believed in God. I also think that's the sort of thing that either comes as part of the equipment, the capacity to believe, or at some point in your life, when you're in a position where you actually need help from a power greater than yourself, you simply make an agreement.

From Stephen King

And in real life endings aren't always neat, whether they're happy endings, or whether they're sad endings.

From Stephen King

You have to stay faithful to what you're working on.

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