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If you want to publish two books a year under your own name and your publisher doesn't, maybe you need a different publisher.

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Dean Koontz
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: July 9
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No, if there's any ultimate redemption, it would be because I passed though your life without scarring you, and did not diminish who you are.
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One man's idea of perfect order is another man's chaos.
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In the end, it's all about perseverance.
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A good dog is one of the best things of all to be.
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The world is full of broken people. Splints, casts, miracle drugs, and time can't mend fractured hearts, wounded hearts, wounded minds, torn spirits.
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A great deal of phenomenal experience has fostered in me a flexibility of the mind and imagination that some might call madness
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...he was part of a family whether he wanted to be or not, the family of humanity, more often than not a frustrating and contentious clan, flawed and often deeply confused, but also periodically noble and admirable, with a common destiny that every member shared.
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All but universally, human architecture values front elevations over back entrances, public spaces over private. Danny Jessup says that this aspect of architecture is also a reflection of human nature, that most people care more about their appearance than they do about their souls.
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Evil is no faceless stranger, living in a distant neighborhood. Evil has a wholesome, hometown face, with merry eyes and an open smile. Evil walks among us, wearing a mask which looks like all our faces.
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Grief is a healthy emotion, and it's healthy to embrace it. By accepting loss, we clarify our values and the meaning of our lives.
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I have a sofa on which I never nap, big windows with an ocean view that I rarely see because I keep the pleated shades down at all times while working. I know I'm a potential slacker, so I don't tempt myself.
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Without trust, there can be no tranquil resting of the mind.
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Not an insult sweetie. That was a thirteen word kiss.
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None of us can ever save himself we are the instruments of one another’s salvation, and only by the hope that we give to others do we lift ourselves out of the darkness into light.
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Whiskers of the cat, Webbed toes on my swimming dog God is in the details.
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Life's mysterious, strange, and full of wonders - and only a fool withdraws from it willingly and lets it pass him by.
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It will all be better in the end and if it is not better then it must not be the end yet
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Even in the darkest moments, light exists if you have the faith to see it. Fear is a poison produced by the mind, and courage is the antidote stored always in the soul. In misfortune lies the seed of future triumph.
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My life would be constrained by the horror and fierce rage that my appearance inspired, but I would know peace as well as fear, tenderness as well as brutality, and even love in a time of cruelty.
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Pain is a gift. Humanity, without pain, would know neither fear nor pity. Without fear, there could be no humility, and every man would be a monster. The recognition of pain and fear in others give rise in us to pity, and in our pity is our humanity, our redemption.
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