That process by which you become a writer is a pretty lonely one. We don't have a group apprenticeship like a violinist might training for an orchestra.

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I thought The Shining was just absolutely wonderful. Stephen King reaches all kinds of people....

I thought The Shining was just absolutely wonderful. Stephen King reaches all kinds of people....

The only pain in pleasure is the pleasure of the pain.

The only pain in pleasure is the pleasure of the pain.

And I knew my vision of the garden of savage beauty had been a true...

And I knew my vision of the garden of savage beauty had been a true...

Evil is just a point of view

Evil is just a point of view

When I write something, every word of it is meant. I can't say it enough.

When I write something, every word of it is meant. I can't say it enough.

I'm definitely more influenced by European writers than I am by American writers, there's no...

I'm definitely more influenced by European writers than I am by American writers, there's no...

Evil is always possible. Goodness is a difficulty.

Evil is always possible. Goodness is a difficulty.

I gave up on the big screen. The Witching Hour was at Warner Bros. for...

I gave up on the big screen. The Witching Hour was at Warner Bros. for...

The whole theme of Interview with the Vampire was Louis's quest for meaning in a...

The whole theme of Interview with the Vampire was Louis's quest for meaning in a...

Re-telling the Christian story is the essence of my vocation. That has been going on...

Re-telling the Christian story is the essence of my vocation. That has been going on...

Invest in a feather duster - the possibilities are endless.

Invest in a feather duster - the possibilities are endless.

Dickens is a very underrated writer at the moment. Everyone in his time admired him...

Dickens is a very underrated writer at the moment. Everyone in his time admired him...

I'm usually working on my own mythology, my own realm of created characters. Stories in...

I'm usually working on my own mythology, my own realm of created characters. Stories in...

My own funeral, I'd like to be laid out in a coffin in my own...

My own funeral, I'd like to be laid out in a coffin in my own...

Obsession led me to write. It's been that way with every book I've ever written....

Obsession led me to write. It's been that way with every book I've ever written....

To write something, you have to risk making a fool of yourself.

To write something, you have to risk making a fool of yourself.

It is tragic that many in America think of us - Christians - as being...

It is tragic that many in America think of us - Christians - as being...

The world doesn't need any more mediocrity or hedged bets.

The world doesn't need any more mediocrity or hedged bets.

Writers, as they gain success, feel like outsiders because writers don't come together in real...

Writers, as they gain success, feel like outsiders because writers don't come together in real...

I feel like an outsider, and I always will feel like one. I've always felt...

I feel like an outsider, and I always will feel like one. I've always felt...