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In my personal life, I'm a comic novel. But then, so are we all, because we're human beings.
Dean Koontz
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Dean Koontz
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: July 9
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Whiskers of the cat, Webbed toes on my swimming dog God is in the details.
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Without trust, there can be no tranquil resting of the mind.
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The human species was too fond of lying, cheating, envy, ignorance, self-pity, self-righteousness, and utopian visions that always led to mass murder-but until and if it destroyed itself, it harbored the potential to become nobler, to take responsibility for its actions, to live and let live, and to earn the stewardship of the earth.
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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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Nearly everything that was fun, of course, was also a little dangerous: riding roller coasters, skydiving, gambling, sex.
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I am no theologian. I would not be surprised, however, if Heaven proved to be a cozy kitchen, where delicious treats appeared in the oven and in the refrigerator whenever you wanted them, and where the cupboards were full of good books.
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Sometimes many publishers prefer that you write the same book every time, but I have a low boredom threshold so that isn't going to happen.
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