Americans are apocalyptic by nature. The reason why is that weve always had so much, so we live in deadly fear that people are going to take it away from us. – Stephen King
What charitable 1 percenters cant do is assume responsibility – Americas national responsibilities: the care of its sick and its poor, the education of its young, the repair of its failing infrastructure, the repayment of its staggering war debts. – Stephen King
Well, Im like a drug addict, Im always saying Im going to stop, and then I dont, what Ive said consistently is that I hope I know when to stop: when it starts to get repetitive. – Stephen King
You cannot hope to sweep someone else away by the force of your writing until it has been done to you. – Stephen King
Last night, there came a frost, which has done great damage to my garden…. It is sad that Nature will play such tricks on us poor mortals, inviting us with sunny smiles to confide in her, and then, when we are entirely within her power, striking us to the heart. – Nathaniel Hawthorne, The American Notebooks