“Living by your wits is always knowing where the wasps are.”

—  Stephen King, book The Shining

Source: The Shining (1977)

Adopted from Wikiquote. Last update June 3, 2021. History

Help us to complete the source, original and additional information

Do you have more details about the quote "Living by your wits is always knowing where the wasps are." by Stephen King?
Stephen King photo
Stephen King733
American author 1947

Related quotes

John Woods photo

“Always code as if the guy who ends up maintaining your code will be a violent psychopath who knows where you live”

John Woods (1955) Irish long-distance runner

“We are called to be witnesses to Jesus; if we are witnesses we are missionaries. To be witnesses we must learn to live with Christ who is always with us.”

Jesús Gervasio Pérez Rodríguez (1936–2021) Spanish priest (1936-2021)

“Month of the Bible ” in Latin America helps Catholics become more familiar with the Word of God in order to be true witnesses to Christ for the world (14 September 2006) Fides News Agency http://www.fides.org/en/news/8049-AMERICA_Month_of_the_Bible_in_Latin_America_helps_Catholics_become_more_familiar_with_the_Word_of_God_in_order_to_be_true_witnesses_to_Christ_for_the_world

Prevale photo

“We live in a world of illusions, where the wisest, in silence, witness an infinity of ridiculous actions.”

Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer

Original: Viviamo in un mondo di illusioni, dove i più saggi, in silenzio, assistono ad un'infinità di ridicole azioni.
Source: prevale.net

Richelle Mead photo

“Your wit is always such a delight, Mr. Zeklos. I can barely contain myself around it.”

Richelle Mead Shadow Kiss

Source: Shadow Kiss

Jane Yolen photo

“Know, my son, that the enemy will always be with you. He will be in the shadow of your dreams and in your living flesh, for he is the other part of yourself.”

Jane Yolen book The Devil's Arithmetic

Source: The Devil's Arithmetic (1988), p. 143

KatieJane Garside photo

“I know what turns me on, and it's that fine line, that point where you're falling off the edge of a cliff, where your stomach turns, [and] I'm always trying to find that point in music. You rarely hit it, and again, that's the joy of playing live, because there you can be just at that point where you've lost balance. I'm always walking between polarities, trying to find the opposing sides.”

KatieJane Garside (1968) English singer

On creative aspirations, Drowned in Sound http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4562-i-want-to-have-a-past (2002)

John Tenniel photo

“A wasp in a wig is altogether beyond the appliances of art.”

John Tenniel (1820–1914) British illustrator, graphic humourist and political cartoonist

Refusing to illustrate a proposed chapter in Through the Looking-Glass, as quoted in The Life and Letters of Lewis Carroll (1898), p. 146

“Everyone I know admits they’ve never seen your face, they’re not sure where you live and have no map to the place.”

Dawud Wharnsby (1972) Canadian musician

"Dear God"
A Picnic of Poems in Allah's Green Garden (2011)
Context: Dear God I've heard your name from teachers, family and friends, you made the universe and so will live on when it ends. Everyone I know admits they’ve never seen your face, they’re not sure where you live and have no map to the place.

Pat Murphy photo

“Picture postcards never show the bugs,” I told her. “Stinging ants, wasps, fleas, roaches the size of your hand. Postcards never show the heat.”

Pat Murphy book The Falling Woman

Source: The Falling Woman (1986), Chapter 1 (p. 13)

Related topics