Books were this wonderful escape for me because I could open a book and disappear into it, and that was the only way out of that house when I was a kid.

Quote by Dean Koontz

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Readers will stay with an author, no matter what the variations in style and genre,...

Readers will stay with an author, no matter what the variations in style and genre,...

If I drive myself to the brink of my ability, then I don't get stale...

If I drive myself to the brink of my ability, then I don't get stale...

The hands of every clock are shears, trimming us away scrap by scrap, and every...

The hands of every clock are shears, trimming us away scrap by scrap, and every...

The only reason I would write a sequel is if I were struck by an...

The only reason I would write a sequel is if I were struck by an...

When tempest tossed, embrace chaos

When tempest tossed, embrace chaos

I think it's the people who have no doubt that every word they put down...

I think it's the people who have no doubt that every word they put down...

Each reader needs to bring his or her own mind and heart to the text.

Each reader needs to bring his or her own mind and heart to the text.

When tempest tossed, embrace chaos.

When tempest tossed, embrace chaos.

I think the world is full of evil people. I think in some ways we're...

I think the world is full of evil people. I think in some ways we're...

Because people see violence on the movie screen, they're not going to go out and...

Because people see violence on the movie screen, they're not going to go out and...

Your mind always does worse things than people can show in a movie.

Your mind always does worse things than people can show in a movie.

Human beings can always be relied upon to exert, with vigor, their God-given right to...

Human beings can always be relied upon to exert, with vigor, their God-given right to...

I believe that I was a dog in a past life. That's the only thing...

I believe that I was a dog in a past life. That's the only thing...

If you have to pay the bills, and you write something you're not proud of,...

If you have to pay the bills, and you write something you're not proud of,...

There's sometimes a weird benefit to having an alcoholic, violent father. He really motivated me...

There's sometimes a weird benefit to having an alcoholic, violent father. He really motivated me...

Civilization rests on the fact that most people do the right thing most of the...

Civilization rests on the fact that most people do the right thing most of the...

Some people think only intellect counts: knowing how to solve problems, knowing how to get...

Some people think only intellect counts: knowing how to solve problems, knowing how to get...

I have to admit that when I watch a movie in which there is no...

I have to admit that when I watch a movie in which there is no...

Perhaps extreme danger strips us of all pretenses, all ambitions, all confusions, focusing us more...

Perhaps extreme danger strips us of all pretenses, all ambitions, all confusions, focusing us more...

My wife is my first audience. She's a tough lady, so I can't say that...

My wife is my first audience. She's a tough lady, so I can't say that...