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Dean Koontz Quotes - Page 9

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In a clutch or a corner, I tend to make a weapon out of what is near at hand. That can be anything from a crowbar to a cat, though if I had a choice, I would prefer an angry cat, which I have found to be more effective

In a clutch or a corner, I tend to make a weapon out of what is near at hand. That can be anything from a crowbar to a cat, though if I had a choice, I would prefer an angry cat, which I have found to be more effective than a crowbar. Although weaponless, I left the house by the back door, with two chocolate-pumpkin cookies. It's a tough world out there, and a man has to armor himself against it however he can. ~Odd Thomas

Cat, Men, Doors

Dean Koontz (2016). “The Complete Odd Thomas 8-Book Bundle: Odd Thomas, Forever Odd, Brother Odd, Odd Hours, Odd Apocalypse, Odd Interlude, Deeply Odd, Saint Odd”, p.902, Bantam

Some people misunderstand evil and believe it will relent, and because their misplaced hope inspires dark hearts to dream darker dreams, they are the fathers and mothers of all wars. Evil does not relent; it must be defeated. And even when defeated, uprooted, and purified by fire, evil leaves behind a seed that will one day germinate and, in blooming, again be misunderstood.

Mother, Dream, Father

Dean Koontz (2012). “Odd Apocalypse: An Odd Thomas Novel”, p.65, Bantam

In the belly of Leviathan ... one can either despair and perish, or be cheerful and persevere.

Despair, Cheerful, Leviathan

Dean Koontz (2016). “The Complete Odd Thomas 8-Book Bundle: Odd Thomas, Forever Odd, Brother Odd, Odd Hours, Odd Apocalypse, Odd Interlude, Deeply Odd, Saint Odd”, p.234, Bantam

Every human being has appetites difficult to control but far fewer have humility, gentleness, and an awareness of their weaknesses.

Humility, Weakness, Awareness

Dean Koontz (2007). “Velocity: A Novel”, p.39, Bantam

The process, not the final achievement, is what it's all about.

Achievement, Finals, Process

Dean Koontz (2016). “The Complete Odd Thomas 8-Book Bundle: Odd Thomas, Forever Odd, Brother Odd, Odd Hours, Odd Apocalypse, Odd Interlude, Deeply Odd, Saint Odd”, p.232, Bantam

You've taught me that we're all needed, even those who sometimes think we're worthless, plain and dull. If we love and allow ourselves to be loved...well, a person who loves is the most precious thing in the world, worth all the fortunes that ever were. That's what you've taught me, fur face,and because of you I'll never be the same.

Love Is, Thinking, Fur

Dean Koontz (2008). “Watchers”, p.326, Penguin

A man begins dying at the moment of his birth. Most People live in denial of Death's patient courtship until, late in life and deep in sickness, they become aware of him sitting bedside.

Death, Men, People

Dean Koontz (2007). “The Husband: A Novel”, p.12, Bantam

A long walk and grooming with a well-mannered dog is a Zen experience that leaves you refreshed and in a creative frame of mind.

Dog, Long Walks, Creative

I do give books as gifts sometimes, when people would rather have one than a new Ferrari.

Book, People, Giving

We may lack riches, but the greatest fortune is what lies in our hearts.

Lying, Heart, May

Dean Koontz (2014). “The Odd Thomas Series 7-Book Bundle: Odd Thomas, Forever Odd, Brother Odd, Odd Hours, Odd Apocalypse, Odd Interlude, Deeply Odd”, p.315, Bantam

It will all be better in the end and if it is not better then it must not be the end yet

Ends, Ifs

We are buried when we're born. The world is a place of graves occupied and graves potential. Life is what happens while we wait for our appointment with the mortician.

Life, Waiting, World

Dean Koontz (2014). “The Odd Thomas Series 7-Book Bundle: Odd Thomas, Forever Odd, Brother Odd, Odd Hours, Odd Apocalypse, Odd Interlude, Deeply Odd”, p.1109, Bantam

When social forces press for the rejection of age-old Truth, then those who reject it will seek meaning in their own truth. These truths will rarely be Truth at all; they will be only collections of personal preferences and prejudices.

Truth, Rejection, Age

Dean Koontz (2016). “The Complete Odd Thomas 8-Book Bundle: Odd Thomas, Forever Odd, Brother Odd, Odd Hours, Odd Apocalypse, Odd Interlude, Deeply Odd, Saint Odd”, p.462, Bantam

We yearn for tomorrow and the progress that it represents. But yesterday was once tomorrow, and where was progress in it? Or we yearn for yesterday, for what was or what might have been. But as we are yearning, the present is becoming the past, so the past is nothing but our yearning for second chances.

Past, Second Chance, Yesterday

Dean Koontz (2007). “Brother Odd: An Odd Thomas Novel”, p.18, Bantam

All but universally, human architecture values front elevations over back entrances, public spaces over private. Danny Jessup says that this aspect of architecture is also a reflection of human nature, that most people care more about their appearance than they do about their souls.

Reflection, Space, People

Dean Koontz (2014). “The Odd Thomas Series 7-Book Bundle: Odd Thomas, Forever Odd, Brother Odd, Odd Hours, Odd Apocalypse, Odd Interlude, Deeply Odd”, p.378, Bantam

Of all the things we can feel with our minds and bodies, severe pain is the purest, for it drives everything else from our awareness and focuses us as perfectly as we can ever be focused.

Pain, Mind, Body

Dean Koontz (2007). “Dark Rivers of the Heart: A Novel”, p.376, Bantam

When it came to formal classes, I was a slacker. But I've always been a diligent autodidact and can teach myself virtually any subject if I have a serious interest in it.

Class, Serious, Formal

Dean Koontz: The Official Website, June 16, 2006.

The world needed a little Evil, so Good had something to compare itself to, but you couldn't let it think it had the right-of-way on the road and an invitation to dinner.

Thinking, Evil, Balance

Dean Koontz (2011). “Frankenstein: The Dead Town: A Novel”, p.262, Bantam

I think it's perfectly just to refuse service to anyone based on behavior, but not based on race or religion.

Thinking, Race, Judging

"Contemplating Evil". Interview with Nick Gillespie and Lisa Snell, reason.com. November 1996.

Any drunk who has tried to put his car where a lamppost stands is a self-educated physicist.

Self, Drunk, Car

Dean Koontz (2016). “The Complete Odd Thomas 8-Book Bundle: Odd Thomas, Forever Odd, Brother Odd, Odd Hours, Odd Apocalypse, Odd Interlude, Deeply Odd, Saint Odd”, p.72, Bantam

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.

Pieces, Desperate, Working It

No one can genuinely love the world, which is too large to love entire. To love all the world at once is pretense or dangerous self-delusion. Loving the world is like loving the idea of love, which is perilous because, feeling virtuous about this grand affection, you are freed from the struggles and the duties that come with loving people as individuals.

Love, Struggle, Ideas

Dean Koontz (2016). “The Complete Odd Thomas 8-Book Bundle: Odd Thomas, Forever Odd, Brother Odd, Odd Hours, Odd Apocalypse, Odd Interlude, Deeply Odd, Saint Odd”, p.912, Bantam

I can do what I need to do. I can get where I want to go, no matter how hard it is.

Needs, Want, Matter

Dean Koontz (2007). “One Door Away from Heaven: A Novel”, p.9, Bantam

Appearances are not reality; but they often can be a convincing alternative to it. You can control appearances most of the time, but facts are what they are. When the facts are too sharp, you can craft a cheerful version of the situation and cover the facts the way that you can covered a battered old four-slice toaster with a knitted cozy featuring images of kittens.

Reality, Often Can, Cheerful

Dean Koontz (2007). “The Good Guy”, p.103, Bantam

If I waited until I felt creative, I would never have had a career. I long ago learned that a day that starts out badly, when nothing comes out on the page or comes out wrong, can suddenly turn into a good day a few hours later, when suddenly everything starts to click. The brain can be cajoled into being creative.

Good Day, Long Ago, Careers

"Interview with the Master of Suspense, Dean Koontz (part 1)". Interview with Trisha Sugarek, www.writeratplay.com. June 28, 2014.

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