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STEPHEN KING I am your number one fan. STEPHEN KING Be strong and of good courage; fear not or be dismayed; for the Lord, even my God, will be with thee... KING DAVID Cats are magical. . .the more you pet them the longer you both live. STEPHEN KING Familiarity doesn't breed contempt, it is contempt. FLORENCE KING ...Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win. STEPHEN KING You can't deny laughter; when it comes, it plops down in your favorite chair and stays as long as it... STEPHEN KING People who try hard to do the right thing always seem mad. STEPHEN KING Do you drink?" "Of course,I just said I was a writer. STEPHEN KING Muhammad Ali - he was a magnificent fighter and he was an icon... Every head must bow, every knee mu... DON KING My mum used to work in New York in Spike Lee's shop; she did the outfits for the video for P.M. ... KING KRULE In the crazy world of touring, if something gets stuck at customs, I can do a show with just my amp! KERRY KING