Stephen King talk at the 2003 National Book Awards Ceremony

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[@mikejandrews]

Mr King was so lucky to have a partner so supportive of his work.

[@christinabernat9681]

imbecilik yes totally, but she was also very very lucky because she has a husband who totally respected her feelings - he did not expect or demand this support and would have absolutely taken that moonlighting job if she had said to do that. Whar is really happening here is that these two were totally in love AND in respect with each other and that is the true reason the wirld gas the result of that geeat love and commitment and oersistence. If he had not totally and deeply felt content with her his writing would have never become this real and honest and amazing. So she was a tremendous and supportive wife but he was also a tremendous and supportive husband. And from both of them this came naturallly and was not forced. They would have remained devoted to each other and in love lifelong even if money and fame never came. This we all lucked out as a result of because from that REAL and MUTUAL love and respect their talents filled our lives with so much love (through the books, poems, movies, etc ) as well!

[@mendisegal56]

So true!

[@christinabernat9681]

i amcrying my eyes out over tha beauty of this acceptance speech. What a marvelous speaker! That you Steve and Tabetah King, for giving us and our progeny the marvelous and amazing results of your wisdom, persistence, and love for each other.

[@girishgowda7661]

I'm surprised he didn't bawl like a baby. The speech rattled me inside with such emotional depth.

[@Shtetrax]

Same!! Faaa

[@allxtarmusic]

His writing is uncanny. This is yhe man who pulled me into reading, and doing it compuslively. The way he came out of poverty through his own merit( and luck) always amazes me.

[@kait_herring]

this made me tear up.. i love this man. he's been through so much and still came out on top. i love reading because of him. thank you, stephen..

[@adrianaboga8361]

Me too. 🧡💛🧡

[@mendisegal56]

I fell in love with reading because of Stephen King as well!

[@undeadminion811]

I love this guy! He is such a good man. How many other famous creators do you know of that pimp out other creators in their own acceptance speeches? Well, now you know of one! SO GLAD YOU ARE STILL KNOCKING THEM OUT!!!! :D

[@tarynosborn7211]

Love you Stephen King. Thank you for your work and your continuous work, in a time where people care so much about selfies, the kardashians or boy bands or who Taylor swift is dating.Thank you for making us still think and for sparking our imaginations.

[@MontagZoso]

Well said!

[@moniquedurant32]

Thank you so much for the inspiration. You are right to laud praise on Tabitha; it's easy to see she is your muse, your coach, your mentor.

[@martineastland884]

Man made me a writer - now published, awaiting release of my first short horror -suspense story collection in July. I will always be indebted to him for the one book on my shelf I would renew each time it was old and tatty - SALEM’S LOT. Time for a shameless plug I think lol - OUT OF THE ASHES by Martin Eastland, out July on Amazon, on ebook and paperback. Price : TBC

[@amandaradke2257]

Congratulations on your book! I'm always looking for new writers so I'll definitely be checking out your book when it comes out.

[@sandy_the_hippy]

Will be looking out for it... congrats sir

[@martineastland884]

TheMurderSessions thank you! Hope you enjoy the 18 stories (plus extras at the back) in it.

[@sandy_the_hippy]

@@martineastland884 actually set a reminder for july to look for it, since it's a long way off... dunno where you are, but currently, here in the uk, each month seems to have about 1000 days, so I didnt wanna to forget :)

[@martineastland884]

TheMurderSessions I’m in the UK, too. Telford

[@cherylkelloggherman1303]

I know this will sound weird to some people and to some they will sadly know where I'm coming from. Stephen King saved my sanity as a teenager. When i read his books i could leave my horrible home life for a few chapters at a time. If I'm honest more than a few chapters at a time. But i digress. When people talk about his drug/alcohol abuse. He's human. Shit happens. Mr. King is the one who told us He had a problem. He's overcome His addictions and is a better man for it. Also from what i see and hear His kids are well adjusted human beings. Be like Stephen King!

[@adrianaboga8361]

Whoever thinks, your comment is weird, is someone who does not, really, understand, Mr. Stephen King's writing. He is truly a genius, who reaches, one's mind with incredible intensity, in amazing ways, i.m.h.o.

[@Weshighlights24]

The best! He is absolutely the best. A national treasure.

[@PaulRoneClarke]

Never changes. If you are popular - you can't be "good" in the eyes of the professionally aesthete. (ahem - snobs) No one does characterisation better than SK. Never mind plots and scene setting suspense. Just for his ability to describe utterly believable characters who hit you emotionally sets him right up there with the very, very best.

[@RealKennethChoi]

Who else came from Stephen's interview with Grisham ?

[@verysilly8883]

So creepily FUNNY!! :D (Often dropping a spider down your shirt on the way out, too, with a deadpan expression) Intensely awesome.... LOVE this gent, and a huge THANK YOU to his sarcastic, unselfish wife "Tabby" for sharing her magic typewriter!! :)

[@adrianaboga8361]

So true..about dropping a spider.. 😂😂

[@ryantuchow7929]

Amazing. Best writer. Incredible speech.

[@adrianaboga8361]

No.doubt.

[@stimso]

Class.

[@saketsharan9278]

Man, that is the ballsiest acceptance speech I've ever heard. Stephen king you're the fucking G.O.A.T.

[@mendisegal56]

I'm so proud of you, Stephen! 🙂

[@bobdigital21]

Stephen King can't turn a phrase as well as some of these other writers, but the pure emotional honestly and relatability of his concepts is a rare talent.

[@Adam-im3uz]

Who cares about "turning a phrase" ? That is just a laughable comment.

[@Nerblette]

Love him.

[@njvalueinvestor]

Man of letters. Literature in a popular style means people care, and it provides a means to reach people. Steven King tells good stories and often has good character acrs of good and evil.

[@julesb7783]

It's true.. Behind every great man (and this man is truly brilliant) there is a great woman. Both are a great inspiration to me. 🤡🎈🙏🏻

[@Aust51989]

Anyone else notice he recurved the award on the 19th? Wink, wink. nudge, nudge.

[@Bonnie-gv8tc]

I love you Mr.& Mrs. King🌬️⛈️🌾🌦️🌊🌲🌲🌲🚭

[@simonbattle0001]

Mr. King has a great sense of humor when he writes (see Rip Rip for example) while taking the tragic and forcing that part of us to laugh when we know we shouldn't, because it is schadenfreude and nobody wants to be like that, but...it's just so absurd. Then, King gives you an escape hatch like, if you knew Rip Rip and what was going on at the time when Rip Rip makes his big splash well you might be forgiven for cracking up. In my opinion Stephen King is always writing on the Thinny and he might be one of the very last to write on the half-shell. Like his other fellow champions such as Philip Jose Farmer; Kilgore Trout will still be seen here and there. I admire the greats and Stephen King is one of them without question. This award was earned.

[@JonsterMonster]

He was so sick at the time struggling with pneumonia. Doctors didn't want to let him travel. Having a speech too🗨

[@adrianaboga8361]

It is, of course, an extrordinarily GOOD idea. 😊🧡😊

[@MrEkoart]

They hated him afterwards... But they will never erase the KING's award!

[@benverburg]

why did they hate him?

[@tricko8000]

Yeah I don’t get it

[@ianmartinezcassmeyer]

@@benverburg Because they're snobs. The National Book Awards usually go to "literary fiction" writers, and Stephen's a popular writer, meaning he writes books that normal people read.

[@adrianaboga8361]

@@benverburg Because. he. is. unique. as. a. person. and. as. a. writer.

[@azharable22]

What a great person. G.O.A.T for a reason!

[@adrianaboga8361]

He is so handsome! 🤩😎🤩😎🤩

[@KeyDyer]

We all need a Tabitha ❤

[@Novilia17]

I almost didn't recognize him without his sunglasses wearing a tuxedo.

[@adrianaboga8361]

So happy his wife saved Carrie! 😎😎

[@zazenbo]

I hope to shake this fella’s hand one day.

[@jumpedintheriverwhatdidise5499]

i love how much he loves his wife

[@adrianaboga8361]

'my typewriter" 🤣🤣😜😜

[@adrianaboga8361]

What a partner, his wife! 😎😎😎😎😎🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇

[@adrianaboga8361]

I can't believe someone would say something so asinine, as saying that writing is a useless ocupation..what an absurd notion. Writers works fill our libraries, which are the heart of a city. 🙁😕☹

[@droidsector]

wonderful

[@plutao_pt]

give him the Nobel

[@adrianaboga8361]

😎😎😎😎🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@Weshighlights24]

🐐🐐🐐

[@adrianaboga8361]

😎🧡💛🧡💛🧡💛🧡💛🧡💛😎

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[@Novilia17]

I want to marry you on March 22, 2021.

[@rad4924]

I think it speaks volumes about the literary establishment that there was opposition to giving an award to Stephen King, the bestselling author in the world and a man who came from nothing, as opposed to the usual routine of awarding some obscure, impenetrable, over-educated art wanker from a privileged background. Stephen King and his impact on literature and culture will still be remembered 50-100 years from now. Meanwhile it's been less than 20 years since these awards and most people have already forgotten the 2003 winner (if they ever knew or cared about her in the first place), remembering her only for her tirade against Stephen King. I don't mind when people genuinely disagree over what may or may not have artistic merit, but I do have a problem with the wilfully ignorant using their own insularity, privilege and exclusivity to falsely claim intellectual superiority over everyone else. Or to put it in the much-maligned layman's terms: The snobs really need to be taken down a peg.