Dean Koontz Quotes
In this uncertain space between birth and death, especially here at the end of the world in Moonlight Bay, we need hope as surely as we need food and water, love and friendship. The trick, however, is to remember that hope is a perilous thing, that it's not a steel and concrete bridge across the void between this moment and a brighter future. Hope is no stronger than tremulous beads of dew strung on a filament of spider web, and it alone can't long support the terrible weight of an anguished mind and a tortured heart.
Koontz, Dean. Seize the Night. Bantam Books, 1999.
Islamic fundamentalist terrorists demanding an independent Islamic state in the middle of Russia had terrorized the people of the capital extorting money, beheading people and stealing property to fund their activities. The Russian military came in to attack the terrorists but with such a heavy hand that they did not distinguish very well between the terrorists and the regular civilian population, even torturing inhabitants suspected of aiding the terrorists when the suspects themselves had been tortured and threatened by the terrorists and they had seen many who did not cooperate killed. The people—and especially the women—were caught in the middle.
Dean Ray Koontz is an American author. His novels are billed as suspense thrillers, but frequently incorporate elements of horror, fantasy, science fiction, mystery, and satire. Many of his books have appeared on The New York Times Best Seller list, with fourteen hardcovers and sixteen paperbacks reaching the number-one position. Koontz wrote under a number of pen names earlier in his career, including "David Axton", "Deanna Dwyer", "K.R. Dwyer", "Leigh Nichols" and "Brian Coffey". He has published over 105 novels and a number of novellas and collections of short stories, and has sold over 450 million copies of his work.
