"The first duty of a novelist is to entertain. If you don't entertain, then all the deeper stuff is lost."

"When asked, 'How do you write?' I invariably answer, 'One word at a time,' and the answer is always true."

"In 11/22/63 when Jake asks something like, 'Well, what happens if I end up killing my grandfather?' And there's a pause and Al replies: 'Well, why the fuck would you do that?'"

"The mind can be a dark and scary place, but it can also be a beautiful and wondrous one."

"It's more blessed to give than receive, Conan."