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			<div class="quotes"><div class="quote"><div class="quoteDetails"><table><tbody><tr><td class="qd_td"><a href="//izquotes.com/author/stephen-king" class="leftAlignedImage"><img alt="Stephen King"  src="//izquotes.com/images/stephen-king-s1.jpg" width="50" height="66" /></a></td><td class="swidth"><div class="quoteText2">“<a href="https://izquotes.com/quote/stephen-king/we-like-to-think-about-how-smart-we-are-but-i-think-talent-as-a-writer-is-hard-wired-in-it-s-all-102695" class="qlink">We like to think about how smart we are. But I think talent as a writer is hard-wired in, it's all there, at least the basic elements of it. You can't change it any more than you can choose whether to be right handed or left handed.</a>”<br />  ―<a href="//izquotes.com/author/stephen-king">Stephen King</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="action"><div class="btn-o btnfont flright"><a href="javascript:void(0);" rel="nofollow" onclick="sWindow('http://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://izquotes.com/quote/stephen-king/we-like-to-think-about-how-smart-we-are-but-i-think-talent-as-a-writer-is-hard-wired-in-it-s-all-102695',650,370);" class="btn" ><span class="i3"></span><span class="label">Facebook</span></a></div><div class="btn-o btnfont flright"><a href="javascript:void(0);" rel="nofollow" onclick="sWindow('https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fizquotes.com%2Fquote%2Fstephen-king%2Fwe-like-to-think-about-how-smart-we-are-but-i-think-talent-as-a-writer-is-hard-wired-in-it-s-all-102695&amp;source=tweetbutton&amp;text=We+like+to+think+about+how+smart+we+are.+But+I+think+talent+as+a+writer+is+hard-wired+in%2C+it%27s...+%28Stephen+King%29+%23quotes&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fizquotes.com%2Fquote%2Fstephen-king%2Fwe-like-to-think-about-how-smart-we-are-but-i-think-talent-as-a-writer-is-hard-wired-in-it-s-all-102695',570,270);" class="btn" target="_blank" ><i></i><span class="label" >Twitter</span></a></div><div class="btn-o btnfont flright"><a href="https://izquotes.com/quote/stephen-king/we-like-to-think-about-how-smart-we-are-but-i-think-talent-as-a-writer-is-hard-wired-in-it-s-all-102695" class="btn" ><span class="i2"></span><span class="label">Picture</span></a></div></div></div>
<div class="quote"><div class="quoteDetails"><table><tbody><tr><td class="qd_td"><a href="//izquotes.com/author/stephen-king" class="leftAlignedImage"><img alt="Stephen King"  src="//izquotes.com/images/stephen-king-s1.jpg" width="50" height="66" /></a></td><td class="swidth"><div class="quoteText2">“<a href="https://izquotes.com/quote/stephen-king/we-make-up-horrors-to-help-us-cope-with-the-real-ones-102696" class="qlink">We make up horrors to help us cope with the real ones.</a>”<br />  ―<a href="//izquotes.com/author/stephen-king">Stephen King</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="action"><div class="btn-o btnfont flright"><a href="javascript:void(0);" rel="nofollow" onclick="sWindow('http://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://izquotes.com/quote/stephen-king/we-make-up-horrors-to-help-us-cope-with-the-real-ones-102696',650,370);" class="btn" ><span class="i3"></span><span class="label">Facebook</span></a></div><div class="btn-o btnfont flright"><a href="javascript:void(0);" rel="nofollow" onclick="sWindow('https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fizquotes.com%2Fquote%2Fstephen-king%2Fwe-make-up-horrors-to-help-us-cope-with-the-real-ones-102696&amp;source=tweetbutton&amp;text=We+make+up+horrors+to+help+us+cope+with+the+real+ones.+%28Stephen+King%29+%23quotes&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fizquotes.com%2Fquote%2Fstephen-king%2Fwe-make-up-horrors-to-help-us-cope-with-the-real-ones-102696',570,270);" class="btn" target="_blank" ><i></i><span class="label" >Twitter</span></a></div><div class="btn-o btnfont flright"><a href="https://izquotes.com/quote/stephen-king/we-make-up-horrors-to-help-us-cope-with-the-real-ones-102696" class="btn" ><span class="i2"></span><span class="label">Picture</span></a></div></div></div>
<div class="quote"><div class="quoteDetails"><table><tbody><tr><td class="qd_td"><a href="//izquotes.com/author/stephen-king" class="leftAlignedImage"><img alt="Stephen King"  src="//izquotes.com/images/stephen-king-s1.jpg" width="50" height="66" /></a></td><td class="swidth"><div class="quoteText2">“<a href="https://izquotes.com/quote/stephen-king/we-re-news-junkies-in-my-house-102697" class="qlink">We're news junkies in my house.</a>”<br />  ―<a href="//izquotes.com/author/stephen-king">Stephen King</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="action"><div class="btn-o btnfont flright"><a href="javascript:void(0);" rel="nofollow" onclick="sWindow('http://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://izquotes.com/quote/stephen-king/we-re-news-junkies-in-my-house-102697',650,370);" class="btn" ><span class="i3"></span><span class="label">Facebook</span></a></div><div class="btn-o btnfont flright"><a href="javascript:void(0);" rel="nofollow" onclick="sWindow('https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fizquotes.com%2Fquote%2Fstephen-king%2Fwe-re-news-junkies-in-my-house-102697&amp;source=tweetbutton&amp;text=We%27re+news+junkies+in+my+house.+%28Stephen+King%29+%23quotes&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fizquotes.com%2Fquote%2Fstephen-king%2Fwe-re-news-junkies-in-my-house-102697',570,270);" class="btn" target="_blank" ><i></i><span class="label" >Twitter</span></a></div><div class="btn-o btnfont flright"><a href="https://izquotes.com/quote/stephen-king/we-re-news-junkies-in-my-house-102697" class="btn" ><span class="i2"></span><span class="label">Picture</span></a></div></div></div>
<div class="quote"><div class="quoteDetails"><table><tbody><tr><td class="qd_td"><a href="//izquotes.com/author/stephen-king" class="leftAlignedImage"><img alt="Stephen King"  src="//izquotes.com/images/stephen-king-s1.jpg" width="50" height="66" /></a></td><td class="swidth"><div class="quoteText2">“<a href="https://izquotes.com/quote/stephen-king/we-ve-switched-from-a-culture-that-was-interested-in-manufacturing-economics-politics-trying-to-102698" class="qlink">We've switched from a culture that was interested in manufacturing, economics, politics - trying to play a serious part in the world - to a culture that's really entertainment-based.</a>”<br />  ―<a href="//izquotes.com/author/stephen-king">Stephen King</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="action"><div class="btn-o btnfont flright"><a href="javascript:void(0);" rel="nofollow" onclick="sWindow('http://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://izquotes.com/quote/stephen-king/we-ve-switched-from-a-culture-that-was-interested-in-manufacturing-economics-politics-trying-to-102698',650,370);" class="btn" ><span class="i3"></span><span class="label">Facebook</span></a></div><div class="btn-o btnfont flright"><a href="javascript:void(0);" rel="nofollow" onclick="sWindow('https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fizquotes.com%2Fquote%2Fstephen-king%2Fwe-ve-switched-from-a-culture-that-was-interested-in-manufacturing-economics-politics-trying-to-102698&amp;source=tweetbutton&amp;text=We%27ve+switched+from+a+culture+that+was+interested+in+manufacturing%2C+economics%2C+politics+-...+%28Stephen+King%29+%23quotes&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fizquotes.com%2Fquote%2Fstephen-king%2Fwe-ve-switched-from-a-culture-that-was-interested-in-manufacturing-economics-politics-trying-to-102698',570,270);" class="btn" target="_blank" ><i></i><span class="label" >Twitter</span></a></div><div class="btn-o btnfont flright"><a href="https://izquotes.com/quote/stephen-king/we-ve-switched-from-a-culture-that-was-interested-in-manufacturing-economics-politics-trying-to-102698" class="btn" ><span class="i2"></span><span class="label">Picture</span></a></div></div></div>
<div class="quote"><div class="quoteDetails"><table><tbody><tr><td class="qd_td"><a href="//izquotes.com/author/stephen-king" class="leftAlignedImage"><img alt="Stephen King"  src="//izquotes.com/images/stephen-king-s1.jpg" width="50" height="66" /></a></td><td class="swidth"><div class="quoteText2">“<a href="https://izquotes.com/quote/stephen-king/well-i-m-like-a-drug-addict-i-m-always-saying-i-m-going-to-stop-and-then-i-don-t-what-i-ve-said-102699" class="qlink">Well, I'm like a drug addict, I'm always saying I'm going to stop, and then I don't, what I've said consistently is that I hope I know when to stop: when it starts to get repetitive.</a>”<br />  ―<a href="//izquotes.com/author/stephen-king">Stephen King</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="action"><div class="btn-o btnfont flright"><a href="javascript:void(0);" rel="nofollow" onclick="sWindow('http://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://izquotes.com/quote/stephen-king/well-i-m-like-a-drug-addict-i-m-always-saying-i-m-going-to-stop-and-then-i-don-t-what-i-ve-said-102699',650,370);" class="btn" ><span class="i3"></span><span class="label">Facebook</span></a></div><div class="btn-o btnfont flright"><a href="javascript:void(0);" rel="nofollow" onclick="sWindow('https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fizquotes.com%2Fquote%2Fstephen-king%2Fwell-i-m-like-a-drug-addict-i-m-always-saying-i-m-going-to-stop-and-then-i-don-t-what-i-ve-said-102699&amp;source=tweetbutton&amp;text=Well%2C+I%27m+like+a+drug+addict%2C+I%27m+always+saying+I%27m+going+to+stop%2C+and+then+I+don%27t%2C+what+I%27ve...+%28Stephen+King%29+%23quotes&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fizquotes.com%2Fquote%2Fstephen-king%2Fwell-i-m-like-a-drug-addict-i-m-always-saying-i-m-going-to-stop-and-then-i-don-t-what-i-ve-said-102699',570,270);" class="btn" target="_blank" ><i></i><span class="label" >Twitter</span></a></div><div class="btn-o btnfont flright"><a href="https://izquotes.com/quote/stephen-king/well-i-m-like-a-drug-addict-i-m-always-saying-i-m-going-to-stop-and-then-i-don-t-what-i-ve-said-102699" class="btn" ><span class="i2"></span><span class="label">Picture</span></a></div></div></div>
<div class="quote"><div class="quoteDetails"><table><tbody><tr><td class="qd_td"><a href="//izquotes.com/author/stephen-king" class="leftAlignedImage"><img alt="Stephen King"  src="//izquotes.com/images/stephen-king-s1.jpg" width="50" height="66" /></a></td><td class="swidth"><div class="quoteText2">“<a href="https://izquotes.com/quote/stephen-king/what-charitable-1-percenters-can-t-do-is-assume-responsibility-america-s-national-102700" class="qlink">What charitable 1 percenters can't do is assume responsibility - America's national responsibilities: the care of its sick and its poor, the education of its young, the repair of its failing infrastructure, the repayment of its staggering war debts.</a>”<br />  ―<a href="//izquotes.com/author/stephen-king">Stephen King</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="action"><div class="btn-o btnfont flright"><a href="javascript:void(0);" rel="nofollow" onclick="sWindow('http://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://izquotes.com/quote/stephen-king/what-charitable-1-percenters-can-t-do-is-assume-responsibility-america-s-national-102700',650,370);" class="btn" ><span class="i3"></span><span class="label">Facebook</span></a></div><div class="btn-o btnfont flright"><a href="javascript:void(0);" rel="nofollow" onclick="sWindow('https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fizquotes.com%2Fquote%2Fstephen-king%2Fwhat-charitable-1-percenters-can-t-do-is-assume-responsibility-america-s-national-102700&amp;source=tweetbutton&amp;text=What+charitable+1+percenters+can%27t+do+is+assume+responsibility+-+America%27s+national...+%28Stephen+King%29+%23quotes&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fizquotes.com%2Fquote%2Fstephen-king%2Fwhat-charitable-1-percenters-can-t-do-is-assume-responsibility-america-s-national-102700',570,270);" class="btn" target="_blank" ><i></i><span class="label" >Twitter</span></a></div><div class="btn-o btnfont flright"><a href="https://izquotes.com/quote/stephen-king/what-charitable-1-percenters-can-t-do-is-assume-responsibility-america-s-national-102700" class="btn" ><span class="i2"></span><span class="label">Picture</span></a></div></div></div>
<div class="quote"><div class="quoteDetails"><table><tbody><tr><td class="qd_td"><a href="//izquotes.com/author/stephen-king" class="leftAlignedImage"><img alt="Stephen King"  src="//izquotes.com/images/stephen-king-s1.jpg" width="50" height="66" /></a></td><td class="swidth"><div class="quoteText2">“<a href="https://izquotes.com/quote/stephen-king/whatever-came-to-mind-whatever-came-to-hand-i-would-read-102701" class="qlink">Whatever came to mind, whatever came to hand, I would read.</a>”<br />  ―<a href="//izquotes.com/author/stephen-king">Stephen King</a></div><div class="refbox">Source/Notes: <br /> The Paris Review, "Stephen King, The Art of Fiction No. 189", Interviewed by Christopher Lehmann-Haupt and Nathaniel Rich in 2006</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="action"><div class="btn-o btnfont flright"><a href="javascript:void(0);" rel="nofollow" onclick="sWindow('http://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://izquotes.com/quote/stephen-king/whatever-came-to-mind-whatever-came-to-hand-i-would-read-102701',650,370);" class="btn" ><span class="i3"></span><span class="label">Facebook</span></a></div><div class="btn-o btnfont flright"><a href="javascript:void(0);" rel="nofollow" onclick="sWindow('https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fizquotes.com%2Fquote%2Fstephen-king%2Fwhatever-came-to-mind-whatever-came-to-hand-i-would-read-102701&amp;source=tweetbutton&amp;text=Whatever+came+to+mind%2C+whatever+came+to+hand%2C+I+would+read.+%28Stephen+King%29+%23quotes&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fizquotes.com%2Fquote%2Fstephen-king%2Fwhatever-came-to-mind-whatever-came-to-hand-i-would-read-102701',570,270);" class="btn" target="_blank" ><i></i><span class="label" >Twitter</span></a></div><div class="btn-o btnfont flright"><a href="https://izquotes.com/quote/stephen-king/whatever-came-to-mind-whatever-came-to-hand-i-would-read-102701" class="btn" ><span class="i2"></span><span class="label">Picture</span></a></div></div></div>
<div class="quote"><div class="quoteDetails"><table><tbody><tr><td class="qd_td"><a href="//izquotes.com/author/stephen-king" class="leftAlignedImage"><img alt="Stephen King"  src="//izquotes.com/images/stephen-king-s1.jpg" width="50" height="66" /></a></td><td class="swidth"><div class="quoteText2">“<a href="https://izquotes.com/quote/stephen-king/when-his-life-was-ruined-his-family-killed-his-farm-destroyed-job-knelt-down-on-the-ground-and-102703" class="qlink">When his life was ruined, his family killed, his farm destroyed, Job knelt down on the ground and yelled up to the heavens, "Why god? Why me?" and the thundering voice of God answered, "There's just something about you that pisses me off."</a>”<br />  ―<a href="//izquotes.com/author/stephen-king">Stephen King</a></div><div class="refbox">Source/Notes: <br /> Storm of the Century (1999)</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="action"><div class="btn-o btnfont flright"><a href="javascript:void(0);" rel="nofollow" onclick="sWindow('http://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://izquotes.com/quote/stephen-king/when-his-life-was-ruined-his-family-killed-his-farm-destroyed-job-knelt-down-on-the-ground-and-102703',650,370);" class="btn" ><span class="i3"></span><span class="label">Facebook</span></a></div><div class="btn-o btnfont flright"><a href="javascript:void(0);" rel="nofollow" onclick="sWindow('https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fizquotes.com%2Fquote%2Fstephen-king%2Fwhen-his-life-was-ruined-his-family-killed-his-farm-destroyed-job-knelt-down-on-the-ground-and-102703&amp;source=tweetbutton&amp;text=When+his+life+was+ruined%2C+his+family+killed%2C+his+farm+destroyed%2C+Job+knelt+down+on+the+ground...+%28Stephen+King%29+%23quotes&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fizquotes.com%2Fquote%2Fstephen-king%2Fwhen-his-life-was-ruined-his-family-killed-his-farm-destroyed-job-knelt-down-on-the-ground-and-102703',570,270);" class="btn" target="_blank" ><i></i><span class="label" >Twitter</span></a></div><div class="btn-o btnfont flright"><a href="https://izquotes.com/quote/stephen-king/when-his-life-was-ruined-his-family-killed-his-farm-destroyed-job-knelt-down-on-the-ground-and-102703" class="btn" ><span class="i2"></span><span class="label">Picture</span></a></div></div></div>
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<div id="ainfobox"><img class="maxpicw" src="//izquotes.com/images/stephen-king.jpg" alt="Stephen King" title="Stephen King" /><br /><div id="imgsrc">Picture Source: <a target="_blank" href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stephen_King,_Comicon.jpg">Wikimedia Commons</a></div>Stephen King<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="sWindow('http://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=//izquotes.com/author/stephen-king',640,460);"><img src="//izquotes.com/img/fb16.png" width="16" height="16" class="sbutton" alt="Share on Facebook" /></a><div id="ainfodata"><div class="tleft"><br /><b>Born:</b> September 21, 1947  <span class="iage">(age 71)</span></div><div class="tjust"><br /><b>Nationality:</b> American</div><div class="tleft"><br /><b>Occupation:</b> Author, novelist, screenwriter, columnist, actor</div><div class="tjust"><br /><b>Bio:</b> Stephen Edwin King is an American author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction and fantasy fiction. His books have sold more than 350 million copies and have been adapted into a number of feature films, television movies and comic books.</div></div><div class="tagsblock"><br /><div class="atag"><a href="//izquotes.com/authors/search/columnists">Columnists</a></div><div class="atag"><a href="//izquotes.com/authors/search/film-directors">Film directors</a></div><div class="atag"><a href="//izquotes.com/authors/search/horror-authors">Horror authors</a></div><div class="atag"><a href="//izquotes.com/authors/search/musicians">Musicians</a></div><div class="atag"><a href="//izquotes.com/authors/search/producers">Producers</a></div><div class="atag"><a href="//izquotes.com/authors/search/screenwriters">Screenwriters</a></div><div class="atag"><a href="//izquotes.com/authors/search/short-story-writers">Short story writers</a></div><div class="atag"><a href="//izquotes.com/authors/search/americans">Americans</a></div><div class="atag"><a href="//izquotes.com/authors/search/author">Author</a></div><div class="atag"><a href="//izquotes.com/authors/search/novelist">Novelist</a></div><div class="atag"><a href="//izquotes.com/authors/search/actor">Actor</a></div><div class="atag"><a href="//izquotes.com/authors/search/born-in-1947">Born in 1947</a></div><div class="atag"><a href="//izquotes.com/authors/search/born-on-september-21">Born on September 21</a></div></div><div class="clear"></div></div><!--/*
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