Once you have had a wonderful dog, a life without one, is a life diminished. — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
Few human beings give of themselves to another as a dog gives of itself. — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
If dogs talked, one of them would be president by now. Everybody likes dogs. — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
Petting, scratching, and cuddling a dog could be as soothing to the mind and heart as deep meditation and almost as good… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
One of the greatest gifts we receive from dogs is the tenderness they evoke in us — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
A long walk and grooming with a well-mannered dog is a Zen experience that leaves you refreshed and in a creative frame… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
“people have a natural tendency to anthropomorphize their pets, to ascribe human perceptions and intentions to the animal where none exist” — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
“Dogs know we need to give affection as much as they need to receive it. They were the first therapists; they've been… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
Life had not taught me to distrust ministers, but it had taught me to trust no one more than dogs. — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
“A dog's love is pure and can inspire the repressed angel in even the most corrupted heart.” — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
Like children, dogs want discipline and are most secure when they have rules to live by. The happiest dogs are those with… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
The selfless love that we give to others, to the point of being willing to sacrifice our lives for them, is all… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
“When I see those sad, abused and neglected animals on those commercials I feel despair for the human race. Too many people… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
This may be the primary purpose of dogs: to restore our sense of wonder and to help us maintain it, to make… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
The opportunity to love a dog and to treat it with kindness is an opportunity for a lost and selfish heart to… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
“Einstein vigorously wagged his tail. Thoughtfully, Nora said, “Escaped . . .” Travis knew what she must be thinking. To Einstein, he… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
Another way to be awakened by the beauty and complexity of the word is to get a dog. Small Things like a… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
Too many dogs continue to be abused and abandond - one is too many - and people continue to kill people for… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
When you have dogs, you witness their uncomplaining acceptance of suffering, their bright desire to make the most of life in spite… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
Good fences make good neighbors, and these were apparently good enough that they had not felt the need for razor wire at… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
“Years later, after other experiences with dogs, I wondered if their species were shaped and charmed to serve as four-legged guides able… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
“Dogs' lives are short, but you know that going in. You know the pain is coming, you're going to lose a dog,… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
Dogs invite us not only to share their joy but also to live in the moment, where we are neither proceeding from… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
“Golden retrievers are not bred to be guard dogs, and considering the size of their hearts and their irrepressible joy in life,… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
“Dogs in general, not just good Dixie, sometimes regarded their humans with an expression of loving concern colored with tender pity, as… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
“The one absolutely unselfish friend that man can have in this selfish world, the one that never deserts him, the one that… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
One of the greatest gifts we receive from dogs is the tenderness they evoke in us. The disappointments of life, the injustices,… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
No matter how close we are to another person, few human relationships are as free from strife, disagreement, and frustration as is… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
“In August of 1998, I completed Seize the Night , the sequel to my novel Fear Nothing , one of many of… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
Every world has dogs or their equivalent, creatures that thrive on companionship, creatures that are of a high order of intelligence although… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
“Dogs, lives are short, too short, but you know that going in. You know the pain is coming, you're going to lose… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
“This kind of derangement is emblematic of humankind. Grave faults are said to be only eccentricities, and imperfections are routinely celebrated as mere differences… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
“He often remembered his dad's admonition that envy was mental theft. If you coveted another man's possessions, Dad said, then you should be willing… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
But victimhood was seductive, a release from responsibility and caring. Fear would be transmuted into weary resignation; failure would no longer generate guilt but,… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
What really holds their marriage together are mutual respect of an awesome depth, a shared sense of humor, faith that they were brought together… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
“Her mother said that three great powers kept the universe going. The first and the strongest was God. Each of the two additional powers… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
“I stopped keeping an eye out for Santa Claus on Christmas Eve because, when I was five, my mother told me that Santa was… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
“To one degree or another, I have been happy most of my life, in part because the world has infinite charms if you wish… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
“This life is just a bootcamp, to test and toughen us, to prepare us for the next life of service in some great adventure.… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
“A madman should have a madman’s laugh, not the warm chuckle of a favorite uncle.” — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
“Anger was a reliable defense, but one that allowed no chance of final victory. Anger was a medicine but never a cure, briefly numbing… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
“Nothing is predetermined for us, and yet all our possible choices are threads in the vast weave of things, so that we have free… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
“In fact, time teaches us that the musical score of life oscillates between that of Psycho and that of The Sound of Music, with… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
