22 inspirational quotes by Stephen King about the life and work

September 21 the great and inimitable Stephen King turned 72 years. "Age is just a number", - says one of the characters in the writer's book "Joyland". Watching how much fruitful work on new books King, enjoys life in all its manifestations, whether it's playing the guitar or family outing, it's hard to disagree.

About creativity and Creative Writing

— 1 —

"Guys, fiction - though hidden in a lie, and the truth of fiction is quite simple: there is magic."

From the novel "It».

— 2 —

"One idea ignites a thousand candles."

From the novel "It".

— 3 —

"It seems to me, in the work of any writer - usually early enough - there is a" novel crossroads "where the author given a choice: either to continue to do what he had done before with success, or to try to set a little more higher purpose. But looking back over the years, you start to understand how it was important for you to take the right decision then. After all, sometimes such a moment happens in your career only once. For me, this book was the novel "The Shining", which I have decided to raise their bar to new heights. "

From the preface to the novel "Radiance».

— 4 —

"When it comes to the past, each of us is a writer."

From the novel "Joyland».

— 5 —

"This is the curse of reading people. We can lure a good story at the wrong time. "

From the novel "11/22/63».

— 6 —

"If in the whole fiasco, give up and go to the library."

"11/22/63" in the novel.

— 7 —

"A good novelist does not lead his characters, he follows them. A good novelist does not create events, he watches as they occur, and then writes what he sees. "

From the novel "Who found, takes itself».

— 8 —

"The main rule of successful author: I write a lot and read a lot."

From the autobiography "On Writing».

— 9 —

"The book should be like an unexplored land. Getting there without a map. Explore it and make your own map. "

From the collection of short stories "Hearts in Atlantis».

— 10 —

"The idea - that cold. Sooner or later someone will pick up it. "

From the novel "Under the dome».

— 11 —

"We - writers and therefore never asked each other, where we take the ideas. We know that we do not know "

From the autobiography "On Writing".

— 12 —

"Each of you taken into the hands of the book gives a lesson or lessons, and very often a bad book can teach more than good."

From the autobiography "On Writing".

On the positive thinking

— 13 —

"If you take for the cause, beris thoroughly or do not start at all."

From the novel "doctor Sleep».

— 14 —

"Every smile is better than none."

From the story "Cat From Hell».

— 15 —

"Not all the ships that sail away into the darkness, disappear without seeing daylight. If life teaches anything, it teaches that there is a lot of happy endings... "

From the novel "It".

— 16 —

"Let happen what happens. Just remember: it is necessary to follow the call of your heart. "

From the novel "Pet cemetery».

— 17 —

"Five-minute battle legends are born, live the Millennium."

From the novel "Dark tower».

— 18 —

"This can be improved by examining the past."

From the novel "Gerald's game».

— 19 —

"The only way to live - to live it. Say to yourself, "I can do it" - even knowing that you can not. "

«Duma Key».

— 20 —

"Remember that hope - a good thing, maybe even the best of all. She did not die. "

From the story "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption».

— 21 —

"Maybe there are fairies, and elves, but remember that God helps those who help themselves."

From the novel "Misery».

— 22 —

"The most terrible moment - it's just before the start. After this, it can only get better. "

From the autobiography "On Writing".