“Scaring people, especially in our day and time, is one of the hardest things on earth, as far as I am concerned. You and I and everyone else in this world live in what is probably the most difficult times that have ever been. We are facing total thermonuclear destruction; and, if you can make someon…”— Stephen King, web.archive.org
“I like to write short stories more because I never met a writer who wasn't lazy. And a short story is, by its very definition, short. It is something that generally you can turn out in a week to two weeks depending on how well it goes for you. But, at the same time, it gives the same satisfaction of…”— Stephen King, web.archive.org
“It's not a question that you would ask a guy that writes detective stories or the guy that writes mystery stories, or westerns, or whatever. But it is asked of the writer of horror stories because it seems that there is something nasty about our love for horror stories, or boogies, ghosts and goblin…”— Stephen King, web.archive.org
“Just maybe they’ll even stumble across this article where they discover a post script at the end of the article that simply states: I loved you.”— Benjamin Sledge, psiloveyou.xyz
“My pen name is real. But it’s also a way for me to have the final word in the conversation.”— Zulie Rane, medium.com
“It's not a neat orderly process to take blank pages and fill them with characters and stories. It's just a big fat mess every time and you have to embrace that. I think for most people, they're used to seeing only the end product -- a clean neat script where every set up has a pay off. But when you'…”— Christopher Ford, longlivethevoid.com
“Facebook says that since 2018 it has invested $600 million to support journalism and recently said it plans to invest $1 billion in news over the next three years.”— Todd Spangler, variety.com
“At first it felt awkward; this is not who we are. But week after week, one by one, we shared our lives with each other, as if our togetherness were natural.”— Melissa Valentine, thecut.com
“As I look back over my last 149 essays, I see memories, heartbreaks, and joys, all poured into my essays of size 12 font.”— Colleen George, thoughtcatalog.com
“Even as my book was debuting, it was very much like paycheck to paycheck.”— Akwaeke Emezi, thecut.com
“When someone says they need five hours to write they really need one hour to write, but they need those other hours to get down to the depths to be able to write.”— Patton Oswalt, amazon.com
“When someone says they need 5 hours to write they need an hour to write, but they need those other hours to get down to the depths to start writing.”— Patton Oswalt, imdb.com
“Salutations or greetings when starting an email, business letter, legal letter, cover letter, or professional letter can set the tone for the message. It informs the reader that the message is either going to be formal and professional (or serious). Or informal. If you choose the wrong salutation, i…”— Patrick Algrim, algrim.co
“People can call me a horror writer if they want to, and that's fine — as long as the checks don't bounce, I'm happy with that. But I think that I do a lot more, and I'm interested in the mystery of what we are and what we're capable of doing.”— Stephen King, npr.org
“I have so much respect for novelists. Their understanding of humanity is next-level and their commitment to word count is borderline unhealthy.”— Olivia Gatwood, i-d.vice.com
“I spent most of my life feeling as if I was the only one feeling or thinking a certain way, but writing allowed me to see that I wasn’t alone in those ideas. Whenever I hear from others about how my writing has impacted, comforted, or supported them, it makes me feel even more empowered to keep goin…”— Lacey Ramburger, writingcooperative.com