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Pain is a gift. Humanity, without pain, would know neither fear nor pity.
Dean Koontz
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Dean Koontz
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: July 9
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Loyal companions are an unequaled grace, stanching fear before it bleeds you numb, a reliable antidote for creeping despair.
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Sometimes there is no darker place than our thoughts, the moonless midnight of the mind.
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If we were capable of thinking of everything, we would still be living in Eden, rent-free with all-you-can-eat buffets and infinitely better daytime TV programming.
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What most people find important, you do not. This is Wisdom. To what you believe is important, you are ready to give your mind, heart, and soul. This is Grace.
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