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We are coming out of a century that was taught that one way of looking at the world, that one form of behavior, is as valid as another. The idea of true evil has been blown away.

~Dean Koontz

Topics: Another Away Been Behavior Blown Blown Away Century Coming Evil Form Idea Looking One Way Out Taught True Valid Way World

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

~Dean Koontz

Topics: Civilization Do The Right Thing Fact Most People Rests Right Right Thing The Right Thing Thing Time

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Vladimir Nabokov said the two great evils of the 20th century were Marx and Freud. He was absolutely correct.

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Topics: Absolutely Century Correct Evils Freud Great He Marx Said Two Were 20Th Century

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There's sometimes a weird benefit to having an alcoholic, violent father. He really motivated me in that I never wanted to be anything like him.

~Dean Koontz

Topics: Anything Benefit Father Having He Him Like Me Motivated Never Really Sometimes Violent Wanted Weird

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I think the world is full of evil people. I think in some ways we're in more danger now than before.

~Dean Koontz

Topics: Before Danger Evil Full More Now People Some Than Think Ways World I Think

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

~Dean Koontz

Topics: Anyone Based Behavior Just Perfectly Race Refuse Religion Service Think I Think

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In my books, I never portray violence as a reasonable solution to a problem. If the lead characters in the story are driven to it, it's at the extreme end of their experience.

~Dean Koontz

Topics: Books Characters Driven End Experience Extreme Lead Never Portray Problem Reasonable Solution Story Violence

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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

Topics: Been Believe Human Life Many Much Partisan Politics Problems Really Short Solved Spend Time Too Too Much Too Much Time Try

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Somebody asked me about the current choice we're being given in the presidential election. I said, Well, it's like two of the scariest movies I can imagine.

~Dean Koontz

Topics: About Asked Being Choice Current Election Given Imagine Like Me Movies Presidential Presidential Election Said Scariest Somebody Two Well I Can

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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

Topics: Always Corrupted Debate Get Goal Goals Higher Manipulate Politician Politicians Power Public Some Them Think I Think

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: July 9th, 1945

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