“I recognize terror as the finest emotion and so I will try to terrorize the reader. But if I find that I cannot terrify, I will try to horrify, and if I find that I cannot horrify, I'll go for the gross-out. I'm not proud. ”
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“There are books full of great writing that don't have very good stories. Read sometimes for the story... don't be like the book-snobs who won't do that. Read sometimes for the words--the language. Don't be like the play-it-safers who won't do that. But when you find a book that has both a good story and good words, treasure that book.”
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“First comes smiles, then lies. Last is gunfire.-Roland Deschain, of Gilead”
― The Gunslinger
― The Gunslinger
“Do any men grow up or do they only come of age?”
― The Gunslinger
― The Gunslinger
“Humor is almost always anger with its make-up on.”
― Bag of Bones
― Bag of Bones
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