The Bazaar of Bad Dreams Quotes

“When a long book succeeds, the writer and reader are not just having an affair; they are married.”
― Stephen King, The Bazaar of Bad Dreams

“I write for love, but love doesn’t pay the bills.”
― Stephen King, The Bazaar of Bad Dreams

“Something else I want you to know: how glad I am, Constant Reader, that we’re both still here. Cool, isn’t it?”
― Stephen King, The Bazaar of Bad Dreams

“I hate the assumption that you can’t write about something because you haven’t experienced it, and not just because it assumes a limit on the human imagination, which is basically limitless. It also suggests that some leaps of identification are impossible. I refuse to accept that, because it leads to the conclusion that real change is beyond us, and so is empathy. The idea is false on the evidence. Like shit, change happens.”
― Stephen King, The Bazaar of Bad Dreams

“Like shit, change happens.”
― Stephen King, The Bazaar of Bad Dreams

“There’s an old joke about Alzheimer’s: the good news is that you meet new people every day.”
― Stephen King, The Bazaar of Bad Dreams

“And do come a little closer. I don’t bite. Except . . . we’ve known each other for a very long time, and I suspect you know that’s not entirely true. Is it? I”
― Stephen King, The Bazaar of Bad Dreams

“All I can say in my own defense is quot libros, quam breve tempus—so many books, so little time (and yes, I have the tee-shirt).”
― Stephen King, The Bazaar of Bad Dreams

“Easy reading is the product of hard writing,”
― Stephen King, The Bazaar of Bad Dreams

“There is a folk tale that before birth, every human soul knows all the secrets of life and death and the universe. But then, just before birth, an angel leans down, puts his finger to the new baby’s lips, and whispers “Shhh.”’ Harris touches his philtrum. ‘According to the story, this is the mark left by the angel’s finger. Every human being has one.”
― Stephen King, The Bazaar of Bad Dreams

“Winnie, but I don’t believe in sin.” He smiled. It was a benevolent smile. Also unpleasant: sheep lips, wolf teeth. “That’s fine. But sin believes in you.”
― Stephen King, The Bazaar of Bad Dreams

“I’ve made some things for you, Constant Reader; you see them laid out before you in the moonlight. But before you look at the little handcrafted treasures I have for sale, let’s talk about them for a bit, shall we? It won’t take long. Here, sit down beside me. And do come a little closer. I don’t bite. Except... we’ve known each other for a very long time, and I suspect you know that’s not entirely true. Is it?”
― Stephen King, The Bazaar of Bad Dreams

“People who call themselves realists are often the biggest optimists of all.”
― Stephen King, The Bazaar of Bad Dreams

“I know you,” she said. “You’re Stephen King. You write those scary stories. That’s all right, some people like them, but not me. I like uplifting stories, like that Shawshank Redemption.” “I wrote that too,” I said. “No you didn’t,” she said, and went on her way. The”
― Stephen King, The Bazaar of Bad Dreams

“...there will always be books. ... Books are real objects. Books are friends. ... They're also ideas and emotions.”
― Stephen King, The Bazaar of Bad Dreams

“An old man's body is nothing but a sack in which he carries aches and indignities.”
― Stephen King, The Bazaar of Bad Dreams

“When things go wrong, they keep going wrong until there’s tears.”
― Stephen King, The Bazaar of Bad Dreams

“What was he thinking? The Internet did not predict the future; only the pink Kindle did that.”
― Stephen King, The Bazaar of Bad Dreams

“The road to recovery led through the Land of Pain, that was all.”
― Stephen King, The Bazaar of Bad Dreams

“Then they will have drinks and a meal and talk about the grace of God and how everything happens for a reason. God’s grace is a pretty cool concept. It stays intact every time it’s not you.”
― Stephen King, The Bazaar of Bad Dreams

“I hate the assumption that you can't write about something because you haven't experienced it, and not just because it assumes a limit on the human imagination, which is basically limitless. It also suggest that some leaps of identification are impossible. I refuse to accept that real change is beyond us, and so is empathy.”
― Stephen King, The Bazaar of Bad Dreams

“Some people have remarkably sturdy illusions.”
― Stephen King, The Bazaar of Bad Dreams

“She had grown up knowing you cared for the one who had fallen and couldn't get up. She had also grown up knowing you ate no shit - not about your hosses, your size, your line of work, or your sexual preferences. Once you started eating shit, it had a way of becoming your regular diet.”
― Stephen King, The Bazaar of Bad Dreams

“Goddam life, I say, if you can't laugh you might as well laugh anyway. That's my goddam attitude, and I'll stick by it; this ain't a sad world unless you're sane”
― Stephen King, The Bazaar of Bad Dreams

“Behind every great fortune there is a crime.”
― Stephen King, The Bazaar of Bad Dreams

“I know you,” she said. “You’re Stephen King. You write those scary stories. That’s all right, some people like them, but not me. I like uplifting stories, like that Shawshank Redemption.” “I wrote that too,” I said. “No you didn’t,” she said, and went on her way.”
― Stephen King, The Bazaar of Bad Dreams

“One cannot increase one’s talent—that comes with the package—but it is possible to keep talent from shrinking.”
― Stephen King, The Bazaar of Bad Dreams

“She was my heart, and I guard what’s there. Nobody takes it away from me.”
― Stephen King, The Bazaar of Bad Dreams

“Some of these stories have been previously published, but that doesn’t mean they were done then, or even that they’re done now. Until a writer either retires or dies, the work is not finished; it can always use another polish and a few more revisions. There’s also a bunch of new ones. Something else I want you to know: how glad I am, Constant Reader, that we’re both still here. Cool, isn’t it? —”
― Stephen King, The Bazaar of Bad Dreams

“A particularly apropos Ben Franklin adage had come to mind: Two can keep a secret, if one of them is dead.”
― Stephen King, The Bazaar of Bad Dreams