“I do what I do for the most serious reasons: love, my personal madness, money. Telling the absurd is the most logical way I find to describe the world I live in. These stories have served me as tools for transport and allegory; they continue to provide the best window into the question of how we perceive things and the subsequent question of how we react based on those perceptions. I have tried to explore these issues as best as I can, always within the limited framework of my talent and intelligence. No one would nominate me for a Nobel or Pulitzer, but I blow with seriousness. No matter how much skepticism you might have toward me, don’t doubt this at least: when I take you by the hand and start to speak, my friends, I believe every word I say.”
Stephen King