But victimhood was seductive, a release from responsibility and caring. Fear would be transmuted into weary resignation; failure would no longer generate… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
“I warned myself against the danger of compassion in this case. How easy it would be to imagine the traumas of childhood… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
Because God is never cruel, there is a reason for all things. We must know the pain of loss; because if we… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
“Only the human spirit can act with volition and consciously change itself; it is the only thing in all creation that is… — 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
Is there some meaning to this life? What purpose lies behind the strife? Whence do we come, where are we bound? These… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
“The only monsters in this world are those who pass for human, who cast shadows and are reflected in mirrors, who smile… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
Only the human spirit can act with volition and consciously change itself; it is the only thing in all creation that is… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
“Beneath the bleeding hands we feel / The sharp compassion of the healer’s art.” — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
Some people think only intellect counts: knowing how to solve problems, knowing how to get by, knowing how to identify an advantage… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
“When you acted on principle tempered by compassion, there was sooner or later always someone with a saw. He” — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
“In all our lives, however, there are many days when we die a little, when we are wounded by loss or failure,… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
She might have been born this way, without an empathy gene and other essentials. In that case, she would interpret any kindness… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
“Her beauty is not just—or even primarily—physical. In her face, I see her wisdom, her compassion, her courage, her eternal glory. This… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
The functions of intellect are insufficient without courage, love, friendship, compassion and empathy. — 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
