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He considered himself to be a thoroughly useless man, taking up space in a world to which he contributed nothing — but he did have a talent for baking… The gas oven might blow up in his face, at last bringing him peace, but if it didn't, he would at least have cookies for Agnes.

— Dean Koontz

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"Where there's cake, there's hope. And there's always cake."

Life Expectancy (2004)

Your sense of responsibility to others can never be excessive.

Midnight (1989)

Recognizing the structure of your psychology doesn't mean that you can easily rebuild it.

Odd Thomas (2003)

A fanatic is a nut who has something to believe in.

Lightning (1988)

I'm either a mutant or a cripple, and I refuse to be a cripple. People pity cripples, but they're afraid of mutants […] Fear implies respect.

One Door Away from Heaven (2001)

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