
On Genre “In our world you got your mystery and suspense stories…your science fiction stories…your Westerns…your fairy tales. Get it?” … “Do people in your world always want only one story-flavor at a time? Only one taste in their mouths?” … “Does no one eat stew?”
— Stephen King, The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla (2003)
On Wealth "What’s going on with him is a pretty old story where we come from, Roland. When my Ma used to see some rich guy on TV—Donald Trump, for instance—…
"Shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves in three generations," my mother would tell us. "It’s the American way, boys."
— Stephen King, The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla (2003)