Inspired by this thread, what are some of your favorite quotes from the works of Stephen King?
“You can’t be careful on a skateboard.” - random kid from IT.
“I’m your number one fan.” - Annie Wilkes from Misery
“Like the drink, only not spelled the same.” John Coffey from The Green Mile
“Sometimes you have to be a high-riding bitch to survive. Sometimes being a bitch is all a woman has to hold onto.” Vera Donovan from Dolores Claiborne
“God pounds his nails.” - The Talisman
I want to talk to you real close–Norman Daniels from “Rose Madder”
“My life for you!” Trashcan Man
“Shoot, shoot, you Ethiopian jug-fucker!”-the Reverend Sunlight Gardiner from the Talisman.
I dream of using this insult one day.
“Good old Wolf right here and now!” Wolf from The Talisman
I loved Wolf.
“I don’t give a fuck if the old gentleman had three cocks. I want to know who buried your grandfather so we can get on!!!” --McVries (IIRC) The Long Walk
Ok, I know it was actually Richard Bachman, but that is still my favorite line by him.
SSG Schwartz
“Either get busy living or get busy dying” Andy - Shawshank Redemption
“The soil of a man’s heart is stonier” - Judd - Pet Semetary (especially as spoken by Fred Gwynne in the movie)
“I can see your filthy pillows” - Mrs. White - Carrie (I like to say this to a girlfriend of mine when she’s wearing something low cut)
The man in black fled across the desert and the gunslinger followed. -The Gunslinger
“Lady fingers… they taste like lady fingers…” from Survivor Type.
The last word of Pet Sematary: “Darling.”
Heh. I say “right here and now” for a whole lot of things. SpouseO thinks I’m nuts.
It’s not really a quote, but whenever I see a shade of electric green anywhere, I *always *think of it as Tommyknocker green.
“Open up that metal filled mouth of yours and gobble my crank!” - Leland Gaunt, Needful Things
Another one popped into my head. (It’s not from one of his books, but since you said “works”, I figure it’s alright.)
“Thanks for the ride, lady! Thanks for the ride!” The Hitchhiker (Creepshow 2)
Yes, anything King - short stories, mini-series, books, movies…
I don’t remember that. Who was he talking to? (Metal filled mouth?)
I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Jesus, does anyone?
It’s longer than you think!
That line still scares me when I think of it.
Got mine. I shuddered like you wouldn’t believe when I read that. One of my favorite short stories of all time.
“Officious little prick.” The opening line to the Shining. I often think that when dealing with a few of my cow-orkers.
“Osh. Kosh. By gosh!” Another line from Wolf, my fave King character.
( Dolores beat me to the other one.)