"Stephen King once told me he liked my writing. And that was great."

-- Nelson DeMille

#Kings Quotes #Writing Quotes

“I try to write from a really honest place when I write pop music and carry the song into a more deep and more symbolic visual”
“It is precisely our egoism, our self-centeredness and self-love that cause all our difficulties, our lack of freedom in suffering, our disappointments and our anguish of soul and body.”
“Freedom is completely without meaning unless it is related to necessity, unless it represents victory over necessity.”
“Before the beginning of years There came to the making of man Time with a gift of tears, Grief with a glass that ran, Pleasure with pain for leaven, Summer with flowers that fell, Remembrance fallen from heaven, And Madness risen from hell, Strength without hands to smite, Love that endures for a breath; Night, the shadow of light, And Life, the shadow of death.”
“The Constitution wanted artists to have control over their works because they knew it would create incentive to create more works. That is clearly still the goal.”
“As an athlete, when you least expect it, you may find yourself standing on the threshold of an accomplishment so monumental that it strikes fear into your soul. You must stand ready, at any moment, to face the unknown. You must be ready to walk boldly thru the wall of uncertainty.”

Source : John Bingham (1999). “The Courage To Start: A Guide To Running for Your Life”, p.74, Simon and Schuster
“Responsibility to yourself means refusing to let others do your thinking, talking, and naming for you; it means learning to respect and use your own brains and instincts; hence, grappling with hard work.”
“Usually, I fly in the day before a concert so your voice can acclimate to the new environment.”

Source : "InDepth InterView: Betty Buckley". Interview with Pat Cerasaro, www.broadwayworld.com. October 15, 2010.

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