The Plant Quotes

“You worry when you're in danger of losing it, but you don't become truly frantic until you're in danger of losing it and you realize it could possibly be saved.”
― Stephen King, The Plant

“[...] knowing the problem is short-term doesn't ease the pain at all—it only keeps you from going insane.”
― Stephen King, The Plant

“We were older and wiser men. Also more frightened men.”
― Stephen King, The Plant

“We say “so-and-so should have known better” when so-and-so comes to grief, but there is a world of difference between knowing better and doing better.”
― Stephen King, The Plant

“How in God's name are we supposed to know when we've got enough?" I blurted. "That's not exactly something people are good at figuring out for themselves.”
― Stephen King, The Plant

“[...] pain really does negate the whole concept of time. Fortunately, the reverse also seems to be true: given time, even the most horrible pain loses its immediacy, and you can no longer remember exactly how it felt.”
― Stephen King, The Plant

“The Dark Powers have to give before they can take.”
― Stephen King, The Plant