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

Quote by Dean Koontz

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I've got a long list of books I wish I'd never written-and I've kept them...

I've got a long list of books I wish I'd never written-and I've kept them...

I have avoided becoming stale by putting a little water on the plate, lying on...

I have avoided becoming stale by putting a little water on the plate, lying on...

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

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

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...

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...

Like all of us in this storm between birth and death, I can wreak no...

Like all of us in this storm between birth and death, I can wreak no...

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...

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

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

Literary fiction, as a strict genre, is all but dead. Meanwhile, most genres flourish.

Literary fiction, as a strict genre, is all but dead. Meanwhile, most genres flourish.

When tempest tossed, embrace chaos.

When tempest tossed, embrace chaos.

In my books, I never portray violence as a reasonable solution to a problem. If...

In my books, I never portray violence as a reasonable solution to a problem. If...

We are an arrogant species, full of terrible potential, but we also have a great...

We are an arrogant species, full of terrible potential, but we also have a great...

What we do as a society is seek simple answers.

What we do as a society is seek simple answers.

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.

Nothing gives us courage more readily than the desire to avoid looking like a damn...

Nothing gives us courage more readily than the desire to avoid looking like a damn...

I try not to spend too much time on partisan politics. Life's too short for...

I try not to spend too much time on partisan politics. Life's too short for...

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,...

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...

If someone wrote it and it had a peculiar twist, I've read it.

If someone wrote it and it had a peculiar twist, I've read it.

A fanatic is a nut who has something to believe in.

A fanatic is a nut who has something to believe in.