Michael Baham

“The idea that the creative endeavor and mind-altering substances are entwined is one of the great pop-intellectual myths of our time. ... Substance abusing writers are just substance abusers — common garden variety drunks and druggies, in other words. Any claims that the drugs and alcohol are necessary to dull a finer sensibility are just the usual self-serving bullshit. I've heard alcoholic snowplow drivers make the same claim, that they drink to still the demons.”
― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

“See the TURTLE of enormous girth! On his shell he holds the earth. His thought is slow but always kind; He holds us all within his mind. On his back all vows are made; He sees the truth but may not said. He loves the land and loves the sea, And even loves a child like me”
― Stephen King

“Y'know, I think I've learned something here today. I've learned that friendship is like cheese. The longer it sits around, the stronger it gets...and that, that...friends are like cheap toupees. You've gotta hang onto 'em when things get stormy. But most of all, I've learned that you can search and search the wide world over, but in the end, your own backyard is right...behind...your house.”
― Cassandra Peterson, Yours Cruelly, Elvira: Memoirs of the Mistress of the Dark

“And I thank God let me gain understanding enough to know love can't be halted just cause some peoples moan and groan. P.238”
― Alice Walker, The Color Purple