Writing is like being in a dream state or under self-directed hypnosis. It induces a state of recall … - Stephen King

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A movie is just like a work of art or a book or a piece of music. The intent of its maker is one thing, but its interpretation by an audience is something else. I don't stop at what the filmmaker wanted to do.

Stephen King

Writing is like being in a dream state or under self-directed hypnosis. It induces a state of recall that - while not perfect - is pretty spooky.

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Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win.

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What Darwin was too polite to say, my friends, is that we came to rule the earth not because we were the smartest, or even the meanest, but because we have always been the craziest, most murderous motherfuckers in the jungle.

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Come to a book as you would come to an unexplored land. Come without a map. Explore it, and draw your own map. . . . A book is like a pump. It gives nothing unless first you give to it.

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

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The place where you made your stand never mattered. Only that you were there. . . and still on your feet.

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I will not give up to sing until the people say it's enough. I hope it will be very late.

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My first go-round was in a group called Heltah Skeltah, I did that, it was cool.

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