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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

Topics: Aspect Books Condition Deal Equal Every Humor Like Means Mix More Others Our Room Some Terror Than

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

~Dean Koontz

Topics: Had Peculiar Read Someone Twist Wrote

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

~Dean Koontz

Topics: Dead Fiction Flourish Genre Genres Literary Literary Fiction Meanwhile Most Strict

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When I'm working on a novel, I work 70-hour weeks.

~Dean Koontz

Topics: Novel Weeks Work Working

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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

Topics: Book Clone Else Every Everything Everything Else Evil Life Much My Own Never Out Own Pretty Pursued Real Real Life Some Twin Mr

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I have been reading Stephen King since CARRIE and hope to read him for many years to come.

~Dean Koontz

Topics: Been Carrie Come Him Hope King Many Read Reading Since Stephen King Years

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My wife is my first audience. She's a tough lady, so I can't say that I ever scare her. Except, of course, when she sees me the way I look before breakfast.

~Dean Koontz

Topics: Audience Before Breakfast Course Ever Except First Her Lady Look Me Say Scare Sees She Tough Way Wife

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Each reader needs to bring his or her own mind and heart to the text.

~Dean Koontz

Topics: Bring Each Heart Her His Mind Needs Own Reader Text

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The only reason I would write a sequel is if I were struck by an idea that I felt to be equal to the original. Too many sequels diminish the original.

~Dean Koontz

Topics: Diminish Equal Felt Idea Many Only Original Reason Sequel Sequels Struck Too Were Would Write

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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

Topics: Because Book Books Could Disappear Escape House Kid Me Only Open Out Way Were Wonderful

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: July 9th, 1945

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