The 10 Best Opening Lines From Stephen King Books, Ranked

You can fault Stephen King for a few things, if you feel so inclined. Like, the quantity vs. quality debate… there are arguments there for both sides. He’s got a lot of quality stuff, but he’s also got a lot of stuff, and not all that stuff is great. Hence, the quantity of it all. The overwhelming pile of books. It feels a bit like it never ends, and, at the time of writing, he’s still adding to it, with Other Worlds Than These scheduled for an October 2026 release and all.