The soil of a man's heart is stonier; a man grows what he can and tends it.
MenStephen King in Pet SemataryMaybe she'll learn something about what death really is, which is where the pain stops and the good memories begin. Not the end of life but the end of pain.
Stephen King in Pet SemataryThere is no gain without risk, perhaps no risk without love.
Stephen King in Pet SemataryOnly children tell the whole truth, you know. That's what makes them children.
Stephen King in Pet SemataryLife sucks, then you die.
Stephen King in Pet SemataryThat lesson suggests that in the end, we can only find peace in our human lives by accepting the will of the universe.
Stephen King in Pet SemataryHey police? I just saw the world's oldest, slowest kid climbing into Pleasantview Cemetery. Looked like he was dying to get in. Yeah, looked like a grave matter to me. Kidding? Oh no, I'm in dead earnest. Maybe you ought to dig into it.
Stephen King in Pet SemataryAnd the most terrifying question of all may be just how much horror the human mind can stand and still maintain a wakeful, staring, unrelenting sanity.
Stephen King in Pet SemataryI don't think children ever forget the lies their parents tell them.
Stephen King in Pet Sematary"Oh, about beer I never lie," Crandall said. "A man who lies about beer makes enemies."
BeerStephen King in Pet SemataryIt's like many other things in life, Ellie. You keep on the path and all's well. You get off it and the next thing you know you're lost if you're not lucky.
Stephen King in Pet SemataryFaith is a great thing, and really religious people would like us to believe that faith and knowing are the same thing, but I don't believe that myself. Because there are too many different ideas on the subject. What we know is this: When we die, one of two things happens. Either our souls and thoughts somehow survive the experience of dying or they don't. If they do, that opens up every possibility you could think of. If they don't, it's just blotto. The end.
Stephen King in Pet Sematary