R.K. King > R.K.'s Quotes

“Dreams are there for those who dare to dream them.”
― R.K. King

“All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

“Books are a uniquely portable magic.”
― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

“The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown”
― H.P. Lovecraft, Supernatural Horror in Literature

“God help me, he thought. God help all us poor wretches who could create and find we must lose our hearts for it because we cannot afford to spend our time at it. (“Mad House”)”
― Richard Matheson, Collected Stories, Vol. 1

“It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all—in which case, you fail by default.”
― J.K. Rowling

“You’re evil, you know that?” I said.
She grinned and shook her head. “Chaotic Neutral, sugar.”
― Ernest Cline, Ready Player One

“Remember, the past need not become our future as well.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Elantris

“People often confuse leadership with managerial skills.”
― Sylvain Neuvel, Sleeping Giants

“You know how when a woman gets angry, really angry, she can reach way back into herself and find rage enough to blow any man to pieces”
― Peter Straub, Ghost Story

“Why pretend to be something you're not? If you have to be someone, be someone no one else is.”
― Terry Brooks

“It's better to face madness with a plan than to sit still and let it take you in pieces.”
― Josh Malerman, Bird Box

“Ambition is not a dirty word. Piss on compromise. Go for the throat.”
― Steven Erikson, Gardens of the Moon

“They have a narrative they want to get across,” Emma said. “If the facts don’t fit, the facts change.”
― Craig A. Falconer, Not Alone