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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.
Dean Koontz
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Dean Koontz
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: July 9
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I like to deal with EVERY aspect of our condition, and that means terror and humor in equal mix. Some books have more room for humor than others.
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Those who wish to punish the current and future generations for the inequities of a generation long gone, and who equate justice with revenge, are the most dangerous people in the world.
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I have been reading Stephen King since CARRIE and hope to read him for many years to come.
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One door away from heaven And the key is ours to lose. One door away from heaven But oh, the entry dues.
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When you have dogs, you witness their uncomplaining acceptance of suffering, their bright desire to make the most of life in spite of the limitations of age and disease, their calm awareness of the approaching end when their final hours come. They accept death with a grace that I hope I will one day be brave enough to muster.
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I believe that I was a dog in a past life. That's the only thing that would explain why I like to snack on Purina Dog Chow.
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I fall down on the side of free will, simply because if you look at where I came from, and what I was able to do in my life, what was able to happen.
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I admit to having an imagination feverish enough to melt good judgment.
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Being alone can be good. It's easy to find peace alone. But sometimes, being alone is a king of death.
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In self-defense and in defense of the innocent, cowardice is the only sin.
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Human beings are such knotted, desperate pieces of work-it's a rare thing to know one completely, to the core, and still love him.
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I believe in the possibility of miracles but, more to the point, I believe in our need for them.
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In our age, self-indulgence and self-destruction, rather than self-sacrifice, are the foundations for new heroic myths.
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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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Hope, however, isn't all that's needed to achieve change. Hope is a hand extended, but two hands are required to be pulled out of this deep hole. The second hand was faith.
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