"They said there was no rest for the……" — Dean Koontz
"They said there was no rest for the wicked. In fact, there was rest neither for the virtuous nor the wicked, nor for guys like Billy, who were uncommitted regarding the whole idea of virtue versus wickedness and who were just trying to do their jobs."
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374 Quotes by Dean Koontz
Dean Koontz has 374 quotes on this site.
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I've a long list of things I don't know how I've done, but I've done them. In the end, it's…
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Loyal companions are an unequaled grace, stanching fear before it bleeds you numb, a reliable antidote for creeping despair.
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Thanks to the circus between my ears, I can seize upon the smallest disquieting observation and from it extrapolate a…
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The snow did not even whisper its way to earth, but seemed to salt the night with silence.
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We are not born to wait. We are born to do.
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Wealth is power, and power is the only thing about which contemporary culture cares.
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How passionately we love everything that cannot last: the dazzling crystallory of winter, the spring in bloom, the fragile flight…
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No degree of prosperity can be sufficient to eliminate all misfortune, and sloth is impervious to opportunity.
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The recognition of pain and fear in others give rise in us to pity, and in our pity is our…
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Perhaps extreme danger strips us of all pretenses, all ambitions, all confusions, focusing us more intensely than we are otherwise…
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We are an arrogant species, full of terrible potential, but we also have a great capacity for love, friendship, generosity,…
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Home is the first refuge from - and last defense against - the disappointments and the terrors of life.
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I've had so many hot, cheesy, corny loves of music in my life. I had a very intense Billy Joel…
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I believed what my father taught me about the separation of church and state, so when I was President I…
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Billy Graham is one of my great lifetime heroes. I think he epitomizes the essence of what a Christian leader…
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I know some people might think it odd - unworthy even - for me to have written a cookbook, but…
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Singer Cilla Black's introduction to homophobic bullying occurred during a visit from Billy, a dear childhood friend. Sharing a room…
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One of my current pet theories is that the winter is a kind of evangelist, more subtle than Billy Graham,…
— Shirley Ann Grau
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Somebody compared him to Billy McNeil, but I don't remember Billy being crap.
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Passonate, irreverent, utterly relevant, Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk offers an unforgettable portrait of a reluctant hero. Ben Fountain writes…
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I get to hang out with Billy Bob Thornton at his house. We hang out over there every time we're…
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I got everything I wanted. When I was young in Kansas City, I knew nothing about Frank Sinatra, Billy Eckstine,…
— Count Basie
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I was very competitive with my brothers when I was younger. Now we are all in completely different worlds. Im…
— Alec Baldwin
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In music, as you develop a theme or musical idea, there are many points at which directions must be decided,…
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