--- title: "29 Ifs Quotes By Dean Koontz" description: "29 Ifs quotes by Dean Koontz. Plus more from Dean Koontz and more Ifs sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d6/dean-koontz-118_defeated_pain-can-be-endured-and-defeated-only-if_192070.jpg" --- > [Pain can be endured and defeated only if it is embraced. Denied or feared, it grows.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-koontz/pain-can-be-endured-and-defeated-only-if-it-is-embraced-denied-or/) [Dean Koontz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-koontz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d6/dean-koontz-118_defeated_pain-can-be-endured-and-defeated-only-if_192070.jpg) > [If wishes were filet mignon, we'd always eat well at dinner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-koontz/if-wishes-were-filet-mignon-we-d-always-eat-well-at-dinner/) [Dean Koontz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-koontz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8c/dean-koontz-118_dinner_if-wishes-were-filet-mignon-we-d-always_1096643.jpg) > [People couldn't bear to go on living if they faced every cold truth about themselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-koontz/people-couldn-t-bear-to-go-on-living-if-they-faced-every-cold-truth/) [Dean Koontz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-koontz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2c/dean-koontz-118_bears_people-couldn-t-bear-to-go-on-living-if_859385.jpg) > [When it came to formal classes, I was a slacker. But I've always been a diligent autodidact and can teach myself virtually…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-koontz/when-it-came-to-formal-classes-i-was-a-slacker-but-i-ve-always-been-a/) [Dean Koontz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-koontz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c47/dean-koontz-118_class_when-it-came-to-formal-classes-i-was-a-s_2833869.jpg) > [If something in your writing gives support to people in their lives, that’s more than just entertainment-w hich is what we writers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-koontz/if-something-in-your-writing-gives-support-to-people-in-their-lives/) [Dean Koontz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-koontz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a9/dean-koontz-118_entertainment_if-something-in-your-writing-gives-suppo_2075380.jpg) > [I imagined a life that turned out to be pretty much exactly like the one I've had. That fascinates me endlessly. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-koontz/i-imagined-a-life-that-turned-out-to-be-pretty-much-exactly-like-the/) [Dean Koontz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-koontz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/958/dean-koontz-118_dream_i-imagined-a-life-that-turned-out-to-be_534354.jpg) > [Acting is a marvelous profession ... If you can spend enough time playing other people, you don't have to think too much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-koontz/acting-is-a-marvelous-profession-if-you-can-spend-enough-time-playing/) [Dean Koontz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-koontz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/25a/dean-koontz-118_acting_acting-is-a-marvelous-profession-if-you_2395219.jpg) > [I fall down on the side of free will, simply because if you look at where I came from, and what I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-koontz/i-fall-down-on-the-side-of-free-will-simply-because-if-you-look-at/) [Dean Koontz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-koontz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c46/dean-koontz-118_able_i-fall-down-on-the-side-of-free-will-sim_1003912.jpg) > [The biggest advice is being true to what you want to do. Don't worry if other people understand it or don't understand…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-koontz/the-biggest-advice-is-being-true-to-what-you-want-to-do-don-t-worry/) [Dean Koontz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-koontz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da4/dean-koontz-118_advice_the-biggest-advice-is-being-true-to-what_1195857.jpg) > [Maybe I'm needy, neurotic, paranoid. Under the circumstances, of course, if I weren't needy, neurotic, and paranoid, I'd obviously be psychotic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-koontz/maybe-i-m-needy-neurotic-paranoid-under-the-circumstances-of-course/) [Dean Koontz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-koontz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63b/dean-koontz-118_circumstances_maybe-i-m-needy-neurotic-paranoid-under_1143896.jpg) > [Is rule of thumb in writing game: if story requires many long descriptions of smells so vile that will give reader nausea,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-koontz/is-rule-of-thumb-in-writing-game-if-story-requires-many-long/) [Dean Koontz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-koontz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8d/dean-koontz-118_books_is-rule-of-thumb-in-writing-game-if-stor_1071194.jpg) > [The selfless love that we give to others, to the point of being willing to sacrifice our lives for them, is all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-koontz/the-selfless-love-that-we-give-to-others-to-the-point-of-being/) [Dean Koontz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-koontz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d3/dean-koontz-118_animal_the-selfless-love-that-we-give-to-others_932438.jpg) > [Have fun, entertain yourself with your work, make yourself laugh and cry with your own stories, make yourself shiver in suspense along…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-koontz/have-fun-entertain-yourself-with-your-work-make-yourself-laugh-and/) [Dean Koontz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-koontz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a52/dean-koontz-118_audience_have-fun-entertain-yourself-with-your-wo_1150603.jpg) > [Dogs invite us not only to share their joy but also to live in the moment, where we are neither proceeding from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-koontz/dogs-invite-us-not-only-to-share-their-joy-but-also-to-live-in-the/) [Dean Koontz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-koontz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8de/dean-koontz-118_action_dogs-invite-us-not-only-to-share-their-j_2008256.jpg) > [If Edgar Allan Poe were alive today, his agent would be constantly slapping him upside the head with tightly rolled copies of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-koontz/if-edgar-allan-poe-were-alive-today-his-agent-would-be-constantly/) [Dean Koontz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-koontz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb9/dean-koontz-118_agents_if-edgar-allan-poe-were-alive-today-his_641626.jpg) > [mankind has no right to employ its genius in the creation of another intelligent species, then treat it like property. If we've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-koontz/mankind-has-no-right-to-employ-its-genius-in-the-creation-of-another/) [Dean Koontz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-koontz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a6d/dean-koontz-118_creation_mankind-has-no-right-to-employ-its-geniu_2667511.jpg) > [I don't procrastinate because I love the English language and the process of storytelling, and I'm always curious to see what will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-koontz/i-don-t-procrastinate-because-i-love-the-english-language-and-the/) [Dean Koontz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-koontz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/948/dean-koontz-118_curious_i-don-t-procrastinate-because-i-love-the_1425922.jpg) > [Authors of so-called 'literary' fiction insist that action, like plot, is vulgar and unworthy of a true artist. Don't pay any attention…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-koontz/authors-of-so-called-literary-fiction-insist-that-action-like-plot-is/) [Dean Koontz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-koontz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ec/dean-koontz-118_action_authors-of-so-called-literary-fiction-in_3080791.jpg) > [If I waited until I felt creative, I would never have had a career. I long ago learned that a day that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-koontz/if-i-waited-until-i-felt-creative-i-would-never-have-had-a-career-i/) [Dean Koontz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-koontz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c7b/dean-koontz-118_be-creative_if-i-waited-until-i-felt-creative-i-woul_1497569.jpg) > [I've got evil in me as much as anyone, some desires that scare me. Even if I don't give in to them,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-koontz/i-ve-got-evil-in-me-as-much-as-anyone-some-desires-that-scare-me-even/) [Dean Koontz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-koontz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/517/dean-koontz-118_bleeding_i-ve-got-evil-in-me-as-much-as-anyone-so_3207770.jpg) > [Between birth and burial, we find ourselves in a comedy of mysteries. If you don't think life is mysterious, if you believe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-koontz/between-birth-and-burial-we-find-ourselves-in-a-comedy-of-mysteries/) [Dean Koontz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-koontz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64c/dean-koontz-118_apocalypse_between-birth-and-burial-we-find-ourselv_2399218.jpg) > [There are thousands of proteins in the cells, some of them very large chains of molecules. And the cell doesn't function if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-koontz/there-are-thousands-of-proteins-in-the-cells-some-of-them-very-large/) [Dean Koontz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-koontz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab5/dean-koontz-118_bits_there-are-thousands-of-proteins-in-the-c_1479631.jpg) > [The problem with movies and books is they make evil look glamorous, exciting, when it's no such thing. It's boring and it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-koontz/the-problem-with-movies-and-books-is-they-make-evil-look-glamorous/) [Dean Koontz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-koontz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c99/dean-koontz-118_book_the-problem-with-movies-and-books-is-the_104817.jpg) > [If your work is deathwork, one weapon is not enough, just as a plumber would not answer an urgent service call with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-koontz/if-your-work-is-deathwork-one-weapon-is-not-enough-just-as-a-plumber/) [Dean Koontz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-koontz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4a/dean-koontz-118_answers_if-your-work-is-deathwork-one-weapon-is_366392.jpg) > [I have more self-doubt than any writer I've ever known… The positive aspect of self-doubt - if you can channel it into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-koontz/i-have-more-self-doubt-than-any-writer-i-ve-ever-known-the-positive/) [Dean Koontz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-koontz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/925/dean-koontz-118_activity_i-have-more-self-doubt-than-any-writer-i_1364941.jpg) > [I can remember the times when I started including humor in novels that were suspenseful. I was told you can't do that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-koontz/i-can-remember-the-times-when-i-started-including-humor-in-novels/) [Dean Koontz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-koontz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e96/dean-koontz-118_attitude_i-can-remember-the-times-when-i-started_258106.jpg) > [The human species was too fond of lying, cheating, envy, ignorance, self-pity, self-righteousness, and utopian visions that always led to mass murder-but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-koontz/the-human-species-was-too-fond-of-lying-cheating-envy-ignorance-self/) [Dean Koontz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-koontz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c94/dean-koontz-118_action_the-human-species-was-too-fond-of-lying_1404699.jpg) > [If I had to write a rough draft, all the way through and then go back and start over, I probably would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-koontz/if-i-had-to-write-a-rough-draft-all-the-way-through-and-then-go-back/) [Dean Koontz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-koontz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bbc/dean-koontz-118_committed_if-i-had-to-write-a-rough-draft-all-the_1982158.jpg) > [What popped up more than that was the realization that I made as an adult that the world is this incredibly complex,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-koontz/what-popped-up-more-than-that-was-the-realization-that-i-made-as-an/) [Dean Koontz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-koontz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc2/dean-koontz-118_adults_what-popped-up-more-than-that-was-the-re_3058959.jpg) ## Other authors on Ifs ## More by Dean Koontz > [“This kind of derangement is emblematic of humankind. Grave faults are said to be only eccentricities, and imperfections are routinely celebrated as mere differences…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-koontz/this-kind-of-derangement-is-emblematic-of-humankind-grave-faults-are/) [Dean Koontz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-koontz/) > [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-koontz/he-often-remembered-his-dad-s-admonition-that-envy-was-mental-theft/) [Dean Koontz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-koontz/) > [But victimhood was seductive, a release from responsibility and caring. Fear would be transmuted into weary resignation; failure would no longer generate guilt but,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-koontz/but-victimhood-was-seductive-a-release-from-responsibility-and-caring/) [Dean Koontz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-koontz/) > [What really holds their marriage together are mutual respect of an awesome depth, a shared sense of humor, faith that they were brought together…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-koontz/what-really-holds-their-marriage-together-are-mutual-respect-of-an/) [Dean Koontz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-koontz/) > [“Her mother said that three great powers kept the universe going. The first and the strongest was God. Each of the two additional powers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-koontz/her-mother-said-that-three-great-powers-kept-the-universe-going-the/) [Dean Koontz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-koontz/) > [“I stopped keeping an eye out for Santa Claus on Christmas Eve because, when I was five, my mother told me that Santa was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-koontz/i-stopped-keeping-an-eye-out-for-santa-claus-on-christmas-eve-because/) [Dean Koontz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-koontz/) > [“To one degree or another, I have been happy most of my life, in part because the world has infinite charms if you wish…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-koontz/to-one-degree-or-another-i-have-been-happy-most-of-my-life-in-part/) [Dean Koontz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-koontz/) > [“This life is just a bootcamp, to test and toughen us, to prepare us for the next life of service in some great adventure.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-koontz/this-life-is-just-a-bootcamp-to-test-and-toughen-us-to-prepare-us-for/) [Dean Koontz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-koontz/) > [“A madman should have a madman’s laugh, not the warm chuckle of a favorite uncle.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-koontz/a-madman-should-have-a-madman-s-laugh-not-the-warm-chuckle-of-a/) [Dean Koontz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-koontz/) > [“Anger was a reliable defense, but one that allowed no chance of final victory. Anger was a medicine but never a cure, briefly numbing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-koontz/anger-was-a-reliable-defense-but-one-that-allowed-no-chance-of-final/) [Dean Koontz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-koontz/) > [“Nothing is predetermined for us, and yet all our possible choices are threads in the vast weave of things, so that we have free…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-koontz/nothing-is-predetermined-for-us-and-yet-all-our-possible-choices-are/) [Dean Koontz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-koontz/) > [“In fact, time teaches us that the musical score of life oscillates between that of Psycho and that of The Sound of Music, with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-koontz/in-fact-time-teaches-us-that-the-musical-score-of-life-oscillates/) [Dean Koontz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-koontz/) > [“Some will accuse me of being judgmental. Thank you. And proud of it. You wreck a kid's life, I have no pity for you.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-koontz/some-will-accuse-me-of-being-judgmental-thank-you-and-proud-of-it-you/) [Dean Koontz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-koontz/) > [“Waiting is one of the things that humans beings cannot do well, though it is one of the essential things we must do successfully…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-koontz/waiting-is-one-of-the-things-that-humans-beings-cannot-do-well-though/) [Dean Koontz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-koontz/) > [“Dogs know we need to give affection as much as they need to receive it. They were the first therapists; they've been in practice…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-koontz/dogs-know-we-need-to-give-affection-as-much-as-they-need-to-receive/) [Dean Koontz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-koontz/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ifs/dean-koontz/#itemlist", "name": "29 Ifs Quotes By Dean Koontz", "numberOfItems": 29, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Pain can be endured and defeated only if it is embraced. 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