Dean Koontz quotes is a prolific American author best known for his novels which could be described broadly as suspense thrillers Born: 07/09/1945 Country: usa

• A fanatic is a nut who has something to believe in. (Dean Koontz)
• A politician's goal is always to manipulate public debate. I think there are some politicians with higher goals. But all of them get corrupted by power. (Dean Koontz)
• Although charismatic, James Dean is no Harrison Ford. In the majority of his movies, sooner or later he got the crap beaten out of him. (Dean Koontz)
• Although I've said a million times that I'm not a horror writer, I do like horror. (Dean Koontz)
• Because people see violence on the movie screen, they're not going to go out and hold up a liquor store and kill somebody. It really doesn't correlate. (Dean Koontz)
• 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. (Dean Koontz)
• Civilization rests on the fact that most people do the right thing most of the time. (Dean Koontz)
• Each reader needs to bring his or her own mind and heart to the text. (Dean Koontz)
• Every book has some real life in it. I was never pursued by an evil twin clone, but everything else in MR. MURDER was pretty much out of my own life. (Dean Koontz)
• Human beings can always be relied upon to exert, with vigor, their God-given right to be stupid. (Dean Koontz)
• I believe that I was a dog in a past life. That's the only thing that would explain why I like to snack on Purina Dog Chow. (Dean Koontz)
• I do give books as gifts sometimes, when people would rather have one than a new Ferrari. (Dean Koontz)
• I don't find slashing and blood flying everywhere to be scary. I just find it repulsive. (Dean Koontz)
• I don't write a quick draft and then revise; instead, I work slowly page by page, revising and polishing. (Dean Koontz)
• 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)
• I have been reading Stephen King since CARRIE and hope to read him for many years to come. (Dean Koontz)
• have to admit that when I watch a movie in which there is no moral context for the violence - I find that offensive. I think that's potentially damaging to society. (Dean Koontz)
• I like to deal with EVERY aspect of our condition, and that means terror and humor in equal mix. Some books have more room for humor than others. (Dean Koontz)
• I never discuss a novel while I'm writing it, for fear that talking about it will diminish my desire to write it. (Dean Koontz)
• I really believe that everyone has a talent, ability, or skill that he can mine to support himself and to succeed in life. (Dean Koontz)
• I receive about 10,000 letters a year from readers, and in the first year after a book is published, perhaps 5,000 letters will deal specifically with that piece of work. (Dean Koontz)
• I think it's perfectly just to refuse service to anyone based on behavior, but not based on race or religion. (Dean Koontz)
• 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. (Dean Koontz)
• I think the world is full of evil people. I think in some ways we're in more danger now than before. (Dean Koontz)
• I try not to spend too much time on partisan politics. Life's too short for that. I don't really believe that there have been many human problems solved by politics. (Dean Koontz)
• I've got a long list of books I wish I'd never written-and I've kept them all out of print for the past 20 years. (Dean Koontz)
• I've not seen in my lifetime any politician who is a heroic figure. The manipulation that all politicians use on one level or another is so transparent. (Dean Koontz)
• If I drive myself to the brink of my ability, then I don't get stale or bored. (Dean Koontz)
• If someone wrote it and it had a peculiar twist, I've read it. (Dean Koontz)
• If something in your writing gives support to people in their lives, that's more than just entertainment-which is what we writers all struggle to do, to touch people. (Dean Koontz)
• If you have to pay the bills, and you write something you're not proud of, use a pen-name for that. (Dean Koontz)

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