Majicman Notes

When Stephen King was given a lifetime achievement honor from the National Book Awards in 2003, he used the opportunity to discuss the important role Tabitha has played in his life and work. He said, in part:

Tabby always knew what I was supposed to be doing, and she believed that I would succeed at it. There is a time in the lives of most writers when they are vulnerable, when the vivid dreams and ambitions of childhood seem to pale in the harsh sunlight of what we call the real world. In short, there’s a time when things can go either way. That vulnerable time came for me during 1971 to 1973… It never crossed her mind to [tell me to stop writing and get a regular job]…

(The audience applauds.)

I hope you know, Tabby, that they’re clapping for you and not for me.