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11/22/63 quotes

Stephen King

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“When all else fails, give up and go to the library.” Stephen King, 11/22/63
“We never know which lives we influence, or when, or why. Not until the future eats the present, anyway. We know when it’s too late.” Stephen King, 11/22/63
“A person who doesn’t learn from the past is an idiot, in my estimation.” Stephen King, 11/22/63
“Sarcastic people tend to be marshmallows underneath the armor” Stephen King, 11/22/63
“stupidity is one of two things we see most clearly in retrospect. The other is missed chances.” Stephen King, 11/22/63
“If you’ve ever been homesick, or felt exiled from all the things and people that once defined you, you’ll know how important welcoming words and friendly smiles can be.” Stephen King, 11/22/63
“FEAR stands for something else, as well: Fuck everything and run.” Stephen King, 11/22/63
“I’m one of those people who doesn’t really know what he thinks until he writes it down” Stephen King, 11/22/63
“Very nice, but you know the old saying—even a stopped clock gets it right twice a day.” Stephen King, 11/22/63
“I know life is hard, I think everyone knows that in their hearts, but why does it have to be cruel, as well? Why does it have to bite?” Stephen King, 11/22/63
“Do your best and let God do the rest is just one of many sayings Christy dragged back from her AA meetings.” Stephen King, 11/22/63
“By committing suicide, Al had taken away the scholar’s greatest weakness: calling hesitation research.” Stephen King, 11/22/63
“sometimes a cigar is just a smoke and a story’s just a story.” Stephen King, 11/22/63
“life's simplest answers are often the easiest to overlook.” Stephen King, 11/22/63
“Sometimes life coughs up coincidences no writer of fiction would dare copy.” Stephen King, 11/22/63
“In novels characters rarely have to go potty, but in real life, mental stress often provokes a physical reaction.” Stephen King, 11/22/63
“Artistic talent is far more common than the talent to nurture artistic talent. Any parent with a hard hand can crush it, but to nurture it is much more difficult.” Stephen King, 11/22/63
“A man with a bum knee really shouldn't have to carry the future of the world on his back. ” Stephen King, 11/22/63
“never underestimate the American bourgeoisie's capacity to embrace fascism under the name of populism. Or the power of television.” Stephen King, 11/22/63

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