Try any goddam thing you like, no matter how boringly normal or outrageous. If it works, fine. If it doesn't, toss it. Toss it even if you love it.
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Late last night and the night before, tommyknockers, tommyknockers knocking on my door. I wanna go out, don't know if I can 'cuz I'm so afraid of the tommyknocker man.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote evokes feelings of fear and anxiety associated with the unknown.
In this quote, Stephen King captures a sense of foreboding and paranoia. The mention of 'tommyknockers' symbolizes unseen forces or fears that haunt a person, creating an atmosphere of dread and uncertainty about what lies ahead. It reflects the human experience of confronting terrifying, often irrational fears that can trap us in a state of inaction.
Themes
FearUnknownAnxietyParanoiaDread
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech about facing your fears, you might quote this line to illustrate the concept of anxiety about the unknown.
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