The Shining (The Shining, #1)

by Stephen King

Once, during the drinking phase, Wendy had accused him of desiring his own destruction but not possessing the necessary moral fiber to support a full-blown deathwish. So he manufactured ways in which other people could do it, lopping a piece at a time off himself and their family. Could

Tough old world, baby. If you’re not bolted together tightly, you’re gonna shake, rattle, and roll before you turn thirty.

His penis floated limply, like kelp.

Stephen King is the master of the penis similies

The tears that heal are also the tears that scald and scourge.

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