Dean Koontz Quotes
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Of course, one must always remember that although The Sound of Music is the most feel-good movie musical of all time, it is crammed full of Nazis.
Every human face is more enigmatic than the timeworn expression on the famous Sphinx out there in the sands of Egypt.
In this world, Evil works through countless surrogates. Its name is Legion. But Good works through surrogates, as well, and they are legion, too.
ravaged kidney; but, God willing, she would be able to enjoy a full life with the one that remained.
Maybe you think you don't need help. Sometimes, I think I don't need it, either. But we all do. We all need help.
People have lost their history, the what and how and why of things. They know so little of the places where they live.
I never plan for the future but wander into it with a smile on my face, hope in my heart, and the hair up on the nape of my neck.
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.
In the belly of Leviathan, Mr Thomas, one can either despair and perish, or be cheerful and persevere.
Nothing supernatural has ever harmed me. My wounds and losses have all be at the hands of human beings ...
He once told me that an August evening was "as hot as three toads in a Cuisinart," a comparison that left me blinking two days later.
The world is full of broken people. Splints, casts, miracle drugs, and time can't mend fractured hearts, wounded hearts, wounded minds, torn spirits.
Finally turning his head, he regarded me appraisingly, with contempt so thick that I expected to hear it drizzle to the floor with a spattering sound.
The broom wasn't as comforting as a flamethrower would have been, but it was better than a mop and certainly more threatening than a feather duster.
Evil travels the world in anonymity, its presence revealed only by the periodic consequences of its desires ...
I am no good alone. I need bonds, vows real if unspoken, shared laughter, and people who depend on me as I depend on them.
Echoing off the tile walls, the sizzle-splash of the falling water sounded like the hissing of serpents and the brittle laughter of strange children.
The nip that twitches through your blood is the chill of the sudden suspicion that you are a stranger in a strange land.
The hands of every clock are shears, trimming us away scrap by scrap, and every time piece with a digital readout blinks us towards implosion.
Laugh at tyrants and the tragedy they inflict. Such men welcome our tears as evidence of subservience, but our laughter condemns them to ignominy.
If your work is deathwork, one weapon is not enough, just as a plumber would not answer an urgent service call with a single wrench.
To get through life successfully, body and soul must translate each other correctly more often than not.
Stay with me, God. The night is dark, The night is cold: My little spark Of courage dies. The night is long; Be with me, God, and make me strong.
Life would be easy if common sense ruled; but sometimes the easy way doesn't feel like the right way.
I think it's perfectly just to refuse service to anyone based on behavior, but not based on race or religion.
If there's nothing to learn because we know it all, what's the challenge? Why would the effort matter? What would be the point? - Odd Thomas
Most people regarded Psychology as a science. Some called it a soft science, but those making such a distinction grew fewer by the year.
Despair is good. Despair can be the nadir of one life and the starting point of an ascent into another, better one.
Another plum, another plum, another plum for me! Jocko shakes the cyber tree! Ah ha-ha-ha, Ah ha-ha-ha!
A plot without action is like pasta without garlic, like Dolly Parton without cleavage, and like a writer without his similes.
Maybe I'm needy, neurotic, paranoid. Under the circumstances, of course, if I weren't needy, neurotic, and paranoid, I'd obviously be psychotic.
Humanity was drawn to turmoil and self-destruction as inevitably as the earth was drawn to complete its annual revolution of the sun.
I suspect she must speak without emotion or otherwise entirely lose the self-control that is required to speak to me at all.
You're a murderer.'
'So are you' she said.
'No, I kill. You murder.'
'What's the difference?'
'I kill murderers.
'So are you' she said.
'No, I kill. You murder.'
'What's the difference?'
'I kill murderers.
I think the world is full of evil people. I think in some ways we're in more danger now than before.
Too much mystery is merely an annoyance. Too much adventure is exhausting. And a little terror goes a long way.