50 Greatest Stephen King Quotes of All Time

Stephen King is a fantastic author that has left a historical imprint on the horror and fantasy book genres.

With 61 published novels and more than 350 million copies sold, he holds the title as one of America’s bestselling authors.

You can have a glimpse into Stephen’s creative mind by reading any of his books. You will be fascinated by his supernatural way of keeping you intrigued while you are reading. One thing’s for sure; his novels will keep you thrilled and entertained.

Knowing that a phenomenal author has written hundreds of thousands of words, we can be confident that some of his words can give us wisdom.

In fact, he has written and said so many impactful quotes that we combined a list that contains 50 of them.

50 Greatest Stephen King Quotes

We lie best when we lie to ourselves.

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Life sucks, then you die.

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Death is a mystery, and burial is a secret.

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She had never dreamed there could be so much pain in a life when there was nothing physically wrong.

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Monsters are real. Ghosts are too. They live inside of us, and sometimes, they win.

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Sometimes human places, create inhuman monsters.

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Like some dogs: kick them once and they never trust you again, no matter how nice you are to them.

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You pay for what you get, you own what you pay for… and sooner or later whatever you own comes back home to you.

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Politics always change. Stories never do.

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The scariest moment is always just before you start.

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You can, you should, and if you’re brave enough to start, you will.

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The trust of the innocent is the liar’s most useful tool.

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We make up horrors to help us deal with the real ones.

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The world has teeth and it can bite you with them any time it wants.

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The devil’s voice is sweet to hear.

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A person who doesn’t learn from the past is an idiot, in my estimation.

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There is no bad time for good news.

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Good books don’t give up all their secrets at once.

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If you liked being a teenager, there’s something really wrong with you.

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Let me tell you something my friend. Hope is a dangerous thing. Hope can drive a man insane.

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Life isn’t a support system for art. It’s the other way around.

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Books and movies are like apples and oranges. They both are fruit, but taste completely different.

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Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.

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We fool ourselves so much we could do it for a living.

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Being needed is a great thing. Maybe the great thing.

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That’s your job in this hard world, to keep your love alive and see that you get on, no matter what.

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People who try hard to do the right thing always seem mad.

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Anger is the most useless emotion, destructive to the mind and hurtful to the heart.

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No great thing is created suddenly.

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Don’t let the sun go down without saying thank you to someone, and without admitting to yourself that absolutely no one gets this far alone.

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Fiction is the truth inside the lie.

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If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot.

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The thing under my bed waiting to grab my ankle isn’t real. I know that, and I also know that if I’m careful to keep my foot under the covers, it will never be able to grab my ankle.

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Description begins in the writer’s imagination, but should finish in the reader’s.

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Only enemies speak the truth; friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty.

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Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work.

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Nobody likes a clown at midnight .

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Time takes it all, whether you want it to or not.

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When all else fails, give up and go to the library.

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Give me just enough information so that I can lie convincingly.

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Fault always lies in the same place: with him weak enough to lay blame.

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It was the possibility of darkness that made the day seem so bright.

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Friends don’t spy; true friendship is about privacy, too.

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Perfect paranoia is perfect awareness.

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God is cruel. Sometimes he makes you live.

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We never know which lives we influence, or when, or why.

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I tend to scare myself.

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It is the tale, not he who tells it.

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No one ever does live happily ever after, but we leave the children to find that out for themselves.

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It’s strange how pain marks our faces, and makes us look like family.

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We hope you enjoyed reading this collection of Stephen King’s quotes. Did any of the quotes intrigue you?

If you are interested in his books you can take a look at our list that includes all of Stephen King’s Books. Or you can check out our top Stephen King book recommendations.

It’s a great list that will help you discover his award-winning masterpieces. We highly recommend reading at least one of his books if you haven’t already.