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Even in the darkest moments, light exists if you have the faith to see it. Fear is a poison produced by the mind, and courage is the antidote stored always in the soul. In misfortune lies the seed of future triumph.

Even in the darkest moments, light exists if you have the faith to see it. Fear is a poison produced by the mind, and courage is the antidote stored always in the soul. In misfortune lies the seed of future triumph.

Dean Koontz
Lying, Light, Soul
Dean Koontz (2007). “One Door Away from Heaven: A Novel”, p.134, Bantam

Always, the eye sees more than the mind can comprehend, and we go through life self-blinded to much that lies before us. We want a simple world, but we live in a magnificently complex one, and rather than open ourselves to it, we perceive the world through filters that make it less daunting.

Dean Koontz
Lying, Eye, Simple
Dean Koontz (2009). “Relentless: A Novel”, p.145, Bantam

Lies hurt people; imagination makes life more fun.

Dean Koontz
Hurt, Fun, Lying

When a liar became too skilled at deception, he could lose the ability to discern truth, and could himself be more easily deceived.

Dean Koontz
Liars, Lying, Deception
Dean Koontz (2007). “Velocity: A Novel”, p.252, Bantam

At the core of every ordered system, whether a family or a factory, is chaos. But in the whirl of every chaos lies a strange order, waiting to be found.

Dean Koontz
Lying, Order, Waiting
Dean Koontz (2007). “The Darkest Evening of the Year: A Novel”, p.26, Bantam

Death lies dormant in each of us and will bloom in time.

Dean Koontz
Lying, Dormant
Dean Koontz (2007). “Odd Thomas: An Odd Thomas Novel”, p.54, Bantam

I have avoided becoming stale by putting a little water on the plate, lying on the plate, and having myself refreshed in a toaster oven for 23 minutes once every month.

Dean Koontz
Lying, Water, Toasters

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

Dean Koontz
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

In this age, lies were the universal lubricant of the culture. A love of Truth and commitment to it were seldom rewarded and were often punished.

Dean Koontz
Lying, Commitment, Age

In misfortune lies the seed of future triumph.

Dean Koontz
Lying, Triumph, Seeds
Dean Koontz (2007). “One Door Away from Heaven: A Novel”, p.134, Bantam

The best part of a Mr. Goodbar is not the wrapper, is it? No, and the best part of a Coke is not the can. On those nights when you lie awake, either man or boy, wondering about yourself, peeling away one layer of oddness after another, you should remember and always be grateful that the woefully imperfect person that you are, with all your contradictions and unworthy desires, is not the best of you, any more than the wrapper is the best part of a Mr. Goodbar. -Odd Thomas - Odd Apocalypse by Dean Koonts pgs. 354-355 chapter 53

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Lying, Grateful, Boys
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.1422, Bantam

The human species was too fond of lying, cheating, envy, ignorance, self-pity, self-righteousness, and utopian visions that always led to mass murder-but until and if it destroyed itself, it harbored the potential to become nobler, to take responsibility for its actions, to live and let live, and to earn the stewardship of the earth.

Dean Koontz
Cheating, Lying, Ignorance

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