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That is, Jack thought, the way of life. The horror changes us, because we can never forget. Cursed with memory. It starts when we're old enough to know what death is and realize that sooner or later we'll lose everyone we love. We're never the same. But somehow we're all right. We go on.

Dean Koontz

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Dean Koontz
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: July 9
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Dean Ray Koontz
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