I never saw any of my dads stories. My mother said he had piles and piles of manuscripts. – Stephen King

We like to think about how smart we are. But I think talent as a writer is hard-wired in, its all there, at least the basic elements of it. You cant change it any more than you can choose whether to be right handed or left handed. – 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
My dad was in the army. World War II. He got his college education from the army. After World War II he became an insurance salesman. Really, I didnt know my dad very well. He and my mother split up after the war. I was raised by my maternal grandmother and grandfather, and by my mother. – Al Pacino
I think I had kind of an advantage. When I was growing up, my dad had just got out of jail and he had a great record collection. He had – it was all – these were the songs. So I heard a lot of these songs, like, my whole life, so for me it was easy. I already knew what I was going to sing. – Chris Isaak
