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Dean Koontz Quotes



Quotes by Dean Koontz - (12 quotes)

Dean Koontz - From the Books category:

Each reader needs to bring his or her own mind and heart to the text. (Dean Koontz)

Dean Koontz - From the Boredom category:

If I drive myself to the brink of my ability, then I don't get stale or bored. (Dean Koontz)

Dean Koontz - From the Chaos category:

When tempest tossed, embrace chaos. (Dean Koontz)

Dean Koontz - From the Communication category:

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)

Dean Koontz - From the Desire category:

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)

Dean Koontz - From the Doubt category:

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)

Dean Koontz - From the Editing category:

I don't write a quick draft and then revise; instead, I work slowly page by page, revising and polishing. (Dean Koontz)

Dean Koontz - From the Intellect category:

Some people think only intellect counts – knowing how to solve problems, knowing how to get by, knowing how to identify an advantage and seize it. But the functions of intellect are insufficient without courage, love, friendship, compassion and empathy. (Dean Koontz)

Dean Koontz - From the Renewal category:

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)

Dean Koontz - From the Success category:

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)

Dean Koontz - From the Time category:

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. (Dean Koontz)

Dean Koontz - From the Writing category:

Writing a novel is like making love, but it's also like having a tooth pulled. Pleasure and pain. Sometimes it's like making love while having a tooth pulled. (Dean Koontz)