Stephen King
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6 quotes we’ve traced to Stephen King
“Get busy living, or get busy dying”
Attributed“I write to find out what I think”
Attributed“If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write”
Attributed“Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work”
Attributed“Writing equals ass in chair”
Attributed“No one loves a clown at midnight”
DisputedNot actually Stephen King
Often misattributed to Stephen King
Famous lines widely pinned on Stephen King that we’ve traced to someone else.
“Harry Potter is about confronting fears, finding inner strength and doing what is right in the face of adversity. Twilight is about how important it is to have a boyfriend”
actually Robin Browne
“He thrusts his fists against the posts and still insists he sees the ghosts”
actually Anonymous
“Inspiration is for amateurs. The rest of us just show up and get to work”
actually Chuck Close
“No one loves a clown at midnight”
actually Unknown
“People think that I must be a very strange person. This is not correct. I have the heart of a small boy. It is in a glass jar on my desk”
actually Robert Bloch
“Read, read, read. Read everything—trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it”
actually William Faulkner
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