Stephen King: Zitate auf Englisch (seite 20)

“As infants, our first victory comes in grasping some bit of the world, usually our mother's fingers. Later we discover that the world, and the things of the world, are grasping us, and have been all along.”

“God doesn't bribe, child. He just makes a sign and lets people take it as they will.”

“It's alright to feel fear, but sometimes a very bad idea to show it.”

“The family exists for many reasons, but its most basic function may be to draw together after a member dies.”

“Above, the stars shone hard and bright, sparks struck off the dark skin of the universe.”

“I’m the Turtle, son. I made the universe, but please don’t blame me for it; I had a belly-ache.”

“Once again there was the desert, and that only.”

“The last good time always comes, and when you see the darkness creeping toward you, you hold on to what was bright and good. You hold on for dear life.”

“The world, although well-lighted with fluorescents and incandescent bulbs and neon, is still full of odd dark corners and unsettling nooks and crannies.”

“Memory is the basis of every journey.”

“When you put on a clown suit and a rubber nose, nobody has any idea what you look like inside.”

“There may be fairies, there may be elves, but God helps those who help themselves.”

“If,' Roland said. 'An old teacher of mine used to call it the only word a thousand letters long.”

“You discarded most of the lies along the way but held on to the one that said life mattered.”

“In these silences, something may rise”

“A change is as good as a rest.”

“It'll be your damnation, boy. You'll wear out a hundred pairs of boots on your way to hell.”

“I guess when you turn off the main road, you have to be prepared to see some funny houses.”

“stop now before i kill you
a word to the wise from your friend
PENNYWISE”