On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

by Stephen King

write with the door closed, rewrite with the door open.

symbol of mankind’s troubling and wonderful habit of dreaming the right dreams at the wrong time.

And whenever I see a first novel dedicated to a wife (or a husband), I smile and think, There’s someone who knows. Writing is a lonely job. Having someone who believes in you makes a lot of difference. They don’t have to make speeches. Just believing is usually enough.