I think it's the people who have no doubt that every word they put down is gold that probably don't write very well.

Quote by Dean Koontz

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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...

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...

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...

I like to deal with EVERY aspect of our condition, and that means terror and...

I like to deal with EVERY aspect of our condition, and that means terror and...

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.

In my personal life, I'm a comic novel. But then, so are we all, because...

In my personal life, I'm a comic novel. But then, so are we all, because...

One of the things I like enormously about Bob Weinstein is that that he's the...

One of the things I like enormously about Bob Weinstein is that that he's the...

What we do as a society is seek simple answers.

What we do as a society is seek simple answers.

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...

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...

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,...

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...

I really believe that everyone has a talent, ability, or skill that he can mine...

I really believe that everyone has a talent, ability, or skill that he can mine...

Writing a novel is like making love, but it's also like having a tooth pulled....

Writing a novel is like making love, but it's also like having a tooth pulled....

Although charismatic, James Dean is no Harrison Ford. In the majority of his movies, sooner...

Although charismatic, James Dean is no Harrison Ford. In the majority of his movies, sooner...

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...

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...

Writing a novel is like making love, but it's also like having a tooth pulled....

Writing a novel is like making love, but it's also like having a tooth pulled....

Most of the time I quote myself. It's not arrogance, it's a writer's job.

Most of the time I quote myself. It's not arrogance, it's a writer's job.

He writes so well he makes me feel like putting the quill back in the...

He writes so well he makes me feel like putting the quill back in the...