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Dean Koontz

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APOLO OHNO Dean Koontz always find way out of the horror and when it's about silence he should be the first ima...
DEYTH BANGER She's a natural born leader. She knows what needs to be done and how to do it.
LON BUCHHEIT Nobody will get a pitch past her. Her pitch selection is important. She knows she can't be an anxiou...
BOB COOLEN Saddest thing to know when a woman needs a man desperate enough that she is willing to throw her bod...
FRANCESCO NICHOLAS CECE Every woman needs these three things: Self-Esteem, Self-Love, and Self-Confidence. A female that pos...
STEPHANIE LAHART Man knows what he wants but he just doesn't know what he needs. Woman knows what she needs but she j...
ALI-AZRI HASSAN Every woman deserves to be handled like a princess, She just needs to find her prince.
MITCHELL EDWARD PAGE Pulp paperbacks have always provided a training ground for men, Some of them went on to become respe...
GAYLE LYNDS So hold her closer when she cries, hold her closer when she feels. She needs a hand to hold, someone...
BLESSID UNION OF SOULS Sad thing for a woman to be loosely free as she goes from one man to another, but later to find that...
FRANCESCO NICHOLAS CECE She knows what she's doing. She's always there when you need her.
KATE TAYLOR If you ever needed a Desiree Campos on your team, it's this year. She is someone who fully understan...
BRANDON GRAHAM From birth to age 18 a girl needs good parents. From 18 to 35 she needs good looks. From 35 to 55 sh...
SOPHIE TUCKER She knows omnipotence has heard her prayer And cries, "It shall be done--sometimes, somewhere."
OPHELIA G. BROWNING (MRS. ARTHUR P. ADAMS, MRS. T.E. BURROUGHS) A woman who knows that she doesn't have to get all decked out to look good is sexy. A woman who ...
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH My mom didn't write, but she loved to read. She liked books 'that made you a little nervous....
MICHAEL EASTON From birth to age 18, a girl needs good parents, from 18 to 35 she needs good looks, from 35 to 55 s...
SOPHIE TUCKER Nicole ... is overlooked. But we as a team appreciate her, so she knows that she's doing good.
DOMINIQUE ENGLISH What have we come to in this country? ... We are merely saying, 'let the laws in this country stand....
CAROLYN MALONEY Let us endeavor to be charitable in words & in deeds so as to prevent the next suicide death & also ...
DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The most ironic thing was that, the thing she valued the most was freedom. For according to her, hap...
PRADNYA CHABBI From birth to age eighteen, a girl needs good parents. From eighteen to thirty-five, she needs good ...
SOPHIE TUCKER She knows she's good, but she knows she's a freshman. She knows her role. No one feels intimidated o...
MADDIE HUMPHREY I think sexy is a grown-up word to describes a person who's confident that she is already exactly wh...
GLENNON DOYLE MELTON All a woman needs is a good bath, clean clothes, and for her hair to be combed. These things she can...
HEDY LAMARR Relax. You're in good hands. Tabby wont hurt you.

She stabbed me!

Damn! I told...
SHERRILYN KENYON The woman knows from living with the abusive man that there are no simple answers. Friends say: “H...
LUNDY BANCROFT Let man fear woman when she loves: then she makes any sacrifice, and everything else seems without v...
FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE When a woman has lost her chastity she will shrink from nothing.
TACITUS When a woman has lost her chastity she will shrink from nothing.
PUBLIUS CORNELIUS TACITUS Emily was tremendous. She is going to be an outstanding lacrosse player. She has a lot of different ...
JOE TORNETTA We had been following (the power points) and figured this had a chance of happening. The thing I tol...
MARTIN APPEL Where there is a woman there is magic. If there is a moon falling from her mouth, she is a woman who...
NTOZAKE SHANGE A woman never knows what she really wants until she fins out what her husband cannot afford.
SOURCE UNKNOWN To me, running a marathon is one of the ultimate challenges in sport. And for her to do it that many...
MATTHEW DOBSON A woman has to change her nature if she is to be a wife. She has to learn to curb her tongue, to sup...
PHILIPPA GREGORY She was a good woman. She was honest, she went to church regular. She always taught us right from wr...
AUDREY JOHNSON The Warrior Woman Code:

A confident woman doesn't beg a man to stay, cry if they don't or...
SHANNON L. ALDER A woman may be as wicked as she likes, but if she isn't pretty it won't do her much good
WILLIAM SOMERSET MAUGHAM people have a natural tendency to anthropomorphize their pets, to ascribe human perceptions and inte...
DEAN KOONTZ My child died last night—and now I shall be alone again, if I must really go on living. They will ...
STEFAN ZWEIG From birth to 18 a girl needs good parents. From 18 to 35, she needs good looks. From 35 to 55, good...
SOPHIE TUCKER Reach out and help others. If you have the power to make someone happy, do it. Be a vessel, be the c...
GERMANY KENT Never let your sense of morals prevent you from doing what's right.
ISAAC ASIMOV Never let your sense of morals prevent you from doing what's right.
ISAAC ASIMOV A wise woman knows when to stay silent. However, a wiser woman of faith knows that sometimes words c...
SHANNON L. ALDER Walt didn't like her doing her prescribed medication. He said, 'Sharon, I don't like when Sheila doe...
SHARON JOHNSON Connecting with my daughter is the most important thing in my life - the priority. I want to be a ma...
JAMIE FOXX We believe in funding family planning because it helps to prevent unintended pregnancy. We believe t...
NANCY KEENAN Every woman needs to appreciate her natural beauty, but she also needs to analyze the topic of compl...
SUNDAY ADELAJA Every woman knows that, regardless of all her other achievements, she is a failure if she is not bea...
GERMAINE GREER And whosoever lieth carnally with a woman, that is a bondmaid, betrothed to an husband, and not at a...
BIBLE Betty White is a riot. She is a good time! That is the bottom line: Betty White is a good time. She ...
ODETTE ANNABLE Never let your sense of morals prevent you from doing what is right.
ISAAC ASIMOV Never let your sense of morals prevent you from doing what is right.
SALVOR HARDIN There's nothing more powerful than a woman who knows how to contain her power and not let it lea...
MARIANNE WILLIAMSON (Salerio:) . . . if my gossip Report be an honest woman of her word. (Solanio:) I would she wer...
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE You know, Emily was a selfish old woman in her way. She was very generous, but she always wanted a r...
AGATHA CHRISTIE She's very good at picking her game up when she needs to. I have to give her all the credit with the...
DANIELA HANTUCHOVA I think Judy Blume, Stephen King, and Dean Koontz are the three authors responsible for my being whe...
JAMES DASHNER Any woman knows that it takes two people to be a good parent.
GREG WISE We think we can convince a jury that a woman with her reputation, a woman who has done the things sh...
BILL ALEXANDER A beautiful woman should always have at the back of her mind that her ravishing appearance is only a...
MICHAEL BASSEY JOHNSON Stella McCartney, not only is she a designer, she is a mother of four, and she lives for practicalit...
ANDRE LEON TALLEY We are alike in many ways, you and I. There is darkness in us. Darkness, pain, death. They radiate f...
ROBERT JORDAN If we could have the ability to change the past and right our wrongs would it make us learn from any...
GARY F EVANS... To be in a time of technological change and advancement is an awesome thought indeed as long as it i...
GARY F EVANS... We would like them to be more constrained, more enlightened. There's nothing to prevent them from do...
DON HODGES Next to doing the right thing, the most important thing is to let people know you are doing the righ...
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER She was a pioneer, a very modern-thinking woman. Obviously, Planned Parenthood was very controversia...
JANET SACAVAGE When I look at her from a distance, it is amazing to me what she has done. I have to catch myself wh...
CELESTE RYAN Nicki Minaj is a very strong woman who knows exactly what she wants. As an artist, I understand her,...
BEBE REXHA Her victory will be an important moment, but she won't have long to savor it.
FRANK UMBACH I said, 'I'll make it up to you.' She understands. She knows that I'm helping, doing something good.
ANGEL SANCHEZ I will miss her an awful lot. She is a friend and I have enjoyed working, talking and joking with he...
DENISE THOMAS A woman is like your shadow - follow her, she flies; fly from her, she follows
CHAMFORT She knows she needs to do a little of everything and she does exactly what we need. She is fantastic...
COURTER SMITH As a general thing, when a woman wears the pants in a family, she has a good right to them.
JOSH BILLINGS We have become friends, but first we were customers. Our skills and her needs just met, and we are j...
BETTY CONNELL A man who stands in front of a woman does nothing more that block her view. She needs a man standing...
PENELOPE DOUGLAS Until there is some direct thing done to prevent crime before it happens, it is going to keep happen...
WILLIAM ROSS A woman called because she wanted to let me know that she wouldn't be in because her husband died th...
HEATHER EVANS Her mother done told her a lot of stories. My plan is to sit down and talk to her and let her know t...
CARL DODD She's a very smart person. She knows her limitations as an individual, and she knows her role on the...
HEATHER STEPHENS When a woman says she doesn't want to be your fling, it doesn't mean she wants to be your girlfriend...
TEMITAYO OLAMI He told her the defendant needs attention from a mental health professional. He said she needs to ta...
ROBERT CLIFFORD How do you prevent people from doing things on their computers? It's a difficult thing to stop.
MAURA BROWNING You forget that when a woman finds a good man, a man who loves her and makes her happy, she doesn’...
SYLVAIN REYNARD The thing about Tip is her temperament is perfect for golf. She gets upset but doesn't let it bother...
ANDY HALLETT If a woman is flourishing in her home and glorifying God while rejoicing in her domestic duties, and...
NANCY WILSON We have to have all five players on the court and be aware of where she is. She can get shots in a v...
JEFF HOUSE This is the most important thing that needs to get done in the short term.
NICK HAYS As a general thing, when the woman wears the pants in the family, she has a good right to them.
JOSH BILLINGS Just about the time a woman thinks her work is done, she becomes a grandmother.
EDWARD H. DRESCHNACK When you prevent me from doing anything I want to do, that is persecution; but when I prevent you fr...
GEORGE BERNARD SHAW The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mole,but true beauty in a Woman is reflected in her soul. I...
AUDREY HEPBURN An engaged woman is always more agreeable than a disengaged. She is satisfied with herself. Her care...
JANE AUSTEN She seems to be a very bright woman. I've met her. But she's lost her progressive following because ...
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DEAN KOONTZ A fanatic is a nut who has something to believe in.
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DEAN KOONTZ I don't write a quick draft and then revise; instead, I work slowly page by page, revising and p...
DEAN KOONTZ Somebody asked me about the current choice we're being given in the presidential election. I sai...
DEAN KOONTZ Some big guys, they think struttin' the muscle will put your tail between your legs, but all they go...
DEAN KOONTZ The world has too few modest fry cooks and far too many self-important professors.
DEAN KOONTZ Narcissists are everywhere in this ripe age of self-love, which amazes me because so much in life wo...
DEAN KOONTZ They said there was no rest for the wicked. In fact, there was rest neither for the virtuous nor the...
DEAN KOONTZ Lies hurt people; imagination makes life more fun.
DEAN KOONTZ I thought you married me for my looks, my sensitivity, and my fabulous bedroom stamina."

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DEAN KOONTZ Although he was a young and virile man at 37, he was not inexhaustible. In addition to food and drin...
DEAN KOONTZ It's difficult to spend time in any carnival or amusement park and not realize that a repressed fear...
DEAN KOONTZ You're a poster boy for sincerity. You have all the guile of a lamb.
DEAN KOONTZ From birth to death we explore and seek, and in the end we arrive where we started, the past having ...
DEAN KOONTZ That I had come full circle shouldn't have surprised me, for we are born into time only to be born o...
DEAN KOONTZ She might have been born this way, without an empathy gene and other essentials. In that case, she w...
DEAN KOONTZ For the likes of you, the path to happiness is one mean son of a bitch of a path.
DEAN KOONTZ One of the things I like enormously about Bob Weinstein is that that he's the only studio head I...
DEAN KOONTZ I don't find slashing and blood flying everywhere to be scary. I just find it repulsive.
DEAN KOONTZ That's life. Something always happens. We don't live in stasis, frozen in amber.
DEAN KOONTZ Darkness dwells within even the best of us. In the worst of us, darkness not only dwells but reins.
DEAN KOONTZ The sky is deep, the sky is dark. The light of the stars is o damn stark/When I look up, I fill with...
DEAN KOONTZ The galleon clouds seemed to have dropped anchor in the sky, and the night appeared to have frozen i...
DEAN KOONTZ Lem searched for the words to convey what he felt. As he found the language to describe what the dog...
DEAN KOONTZ it grinned the foolish and charmingly witless grin of all dogs who had ever ridden shotgun in such a...
DEAN KOONTZ Moral responsibility is on the shoulders of those who take the technology out of the lab and use it ...
DEAN KOONTZ Although the constant shadow of certain death looms over every day, the pleasures and joys of life c...
DEAN KOONTZ There’s such a thing as trying too hard, he told himself. It causes constipation of the mind. But ...
DEAN KOONTZ He continued to stroke its back and scratch its ears, but after a minute or two he realized he was s...
DEAN KOONTZ The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any rea...
DEAN KOONTZ He was sure that he was not the cause of the abrupt silence. His passage through the canyon had not ...
DEAN KOONTZ His love was an architect that entirely remade the reality of the chapel, transforming it into a cat...
DEAN KOONTZ The dog chose more letters, waited for them to study the words, then looked solemnly at each of them...
DEAN KOONTZ But this animal’s unadulterated joy in being alive was like a spotlight that pierced Travis’s in...
DEAN KOONTZ