In a clutch or a corner, I tend to make a weapon out of what is near at hand. That can be anything from a crowbar to a cat, though if I had a choice, I would prefer an angry cat, which I have found to be more effective than a crowbar. Although weaponless, I left the house by the back door, with two chocolate-pumpkin cookies. It's a tough world out there, and a man has to armor himself against it however he can. ~Odd Thomas
Dean KoontzIn our age, self-indulgence and self-destruction, rather than self-sacrifice, are the foundations for new heroic myths.
Dean KoontzEvery talent is unearned, however, and with it comes a solemn obligation to use it as fully and as wisely as possible.
Dean KoontzTommy told Sal about the strange white-cloth figure with black stitches that he had found on the front porch. "Sounds like Pillsbury Doughboy gone punk," Sal said.
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