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There's still a fascination with somebody who can write at book length, no matter what the book is.

Dean Koontz

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Dean Koontz
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: July 9
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Evil itself may be relentless. I will grant you that, but love is relentless too. Friendship is a relentless force. Family is a relentless force. Faith is relentless force. The human spirit is relentless, and the human heart outlasts - and can defeat - even the most relentless force of all, which is time.
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