“Any word you have to hunt for in a thesaurus is the wrong word. There are no exceptions to this rule.”

“Words have weight.”

“And in the gunslinger's mind, those words echoed: You dare not.”

“There are books full of great writing that don't have very good stories. Read sometimes for the story... don't be like the book-snobs who won't do that. Read sometimes for the words--the language. Don't be like the play-it-safers who won't do that. But when you find a book that has both a good story and good words, treasure that book.”

“The more you read, the less apt you are to make a fool of yourself with your pen or word processor.”

“Resurrection... ah, there's a word(that you should put right the fuck out of your mind and you know it).”

“Alone. Yes, that's the key word, the most awful word in the English tongue. Murder doesn't hold a candle to it and hell is only a poor synonym.”