King had started his quest to write The Shining in 1974, and began the writing as a different book (Darkshine) which he had begun in 1972. It's impossible to come up with a completely new idea, instead everyone takes bits from everyone else. With wife Tabitha, who is also an author and a poet, he is father to Joe Hill, 49, and Owen King, 45, both of whom he called ‘very successful writers in their own ways’, as well as daughter Naomi, who is a minister in the Universalist Church. King has stated it influenced his writings of The Shining, but that doesn't make it a rip-off. King said sobriety and his experiences as an addict influenced his relationships with his children and grandchildren, as they ‘know what works for me’ as well as ‘what works for them’. And so part of my prayer is, please forgive me for what I did, because I don’t want to drink or drug anymore. ‘Because the last thing that I want to do is to get drunk or to get stoned. Because when you do something that’s rather sh*tty, you know that you’ve done it, and you have to talk about it a little bit. He added: ‘It certainly allowed me to live a more spiritual life in many ways. However, he shared that he has been sober for 33 years, and it has ‘become part of my life’. The author’s family staged an intervention for him in the 1970s to help combat his issues (Picture: Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images) At one point in the movie, Robin asks Batman, 'You risked your life to save that riffraff in the bar?' Chug ONE ENTIRE BEVERAGE upon Batman’s reply of, 'They may be drinkers, Robin, but they're also human beings. 'Are you sure you didn't hurt your head in that fight, Batman?' “Some days you just can’t get rid of a bomb!” “I've rarely met a girl who's such a potent argument in favor of international relations.' I've got it! Someone Russian is gonna slip on a banana peel and break their neck!' 'Penguin, Joker, Riddler, and Catwoman, too! The sum of the angles of that rectangle is too monstrous to contemplate.' 'Disposing of pre-atomic submarines to persons who don't even leave their full addresses?”į. “It was noble of that animal to hurl himself into the path of that final torpedo. The infamous, old enemies of the crimefighter.'ĭ. 'Support your police! That's our message.'Ĭ. 'Under this garb we're perfectly ordinary Americans.'ī.

Take bonus/optional drinks when you hear any of the following quotes:Ī. Take TWO drinks whenever Robin says “HOLY”-anything. Take ONE drink every time a henchman says, “YO HO!” Take ONE drink every time you hear a “BAT” reference (not including references to Batman himself).

Stephen king drinking game