#or

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

#correlate #go #going #hold #kill

If you're unable to find your face in the dictionary, then take this opportunity to define yourself. ↗

— Faydra D. Fields

#food

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

#books #condition #deal #equal #every

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

#after #book #deal #first #i

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

#down #every #gold #i #i think

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

#believe #human #i #life #many

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

— Dean Koontz

#bored #brink #drive #get #i

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

#just #lives #more #people #something

There's no better cure for snobbiness than a good a** kicking. ↗

— Kristin Kimball

#food

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

#characters #driven #end #experience #extreme