Stephen's Quotes for the Depression Forums 3-27

[Warmsoul/Jeanie13]

It is possible to be below flattery as well as above it.
-- Thomas Babington Macaulay

The world is full of people whose notion of a satisfactory future is, in fact, a return to the idealised past.
-- Robertson Davies, "A Voice from the Attic", 1960

What's the difference between a boyfriend and a husband? About 30 pounds.
-- Cindy Gardner

Any word you have to hunt for in a thesaurus is the wrong word. There are no exceptions to this rule.
-- Stephen King, "Everything You Need to Know About Writing Successfully - in Ten Minutes", 1988