Books Quote by Bridget Carpenter

Stephen King reached out to me twenty-five years ago and taught me some valuable lessons. In return, I've tried to be generous with my…

— John Grisham

I've always been a big fan of Stephen King, especially in my teenage years.

— Andy Muschietti

I became a reader - never mind a writer - because of Stephen King.

— Paul G. Tremblay

I have been reading Stephen King since CARRIE and hope to read him for many years to come.

— Dean Koontz

As a kid I got to like hang out with Stephen King. That was like the highlight of my life. Cause I think he's…

— Drew Barrymore

Stephen King once told me he liked my writing. And that was great.

— Nelson DeMille

It wasn't until I was in my teens that I started admiring writers as inspirations for my own work, and my earliest influences there…

— Kelley Armstrong

When I was growing up, if there was a Young Adult section of my town's library, I missed it. I wandered right from 'The…

— Erin Morgenstern

Obviously not a Stephen King level writer, but I'd written short stories and short fiction, from the time I was 12.

— Mick Garris

My mom didn't write, but she loved to read. She liked books 'that made you a little nervous.' Stephen King, Dean Koontz and Peter…

— Michael Easton

I used read about Dr. King a lot as a kid. Independently, from being assigned it or being told by my parents or anything,…

— John Legend

I went through a big Kurt Vonnegut phase. But the writers who made me decide at a very early age that this is probably…

— D. B. Weiss