She said, "Love isn't enough. Your parents have to know how to relate to you, and to each other. They have to want to be with you more than with anyo… - Dean Koontz

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She said, "Love isn't enough. Your parents have to know how to relate to you, and to each other. They have to want to be with you more than with anyone else. They have to love being home more than anywhere in the world, and they have to be more interested in you than in…" "Snakes and tornadoes," I suggested. "God, I love them. They're nice, Jimmy, they really are, and they mean well. But they live inside themselves more than not, and they keep their doors closed. You see them mostly through windows."

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About Dean Koontz

Dean Ray Koontz (born July 9, 1945), also known under a number of pseudonyms, including Leigh Nichols, is an American writer best known as a prolific and best-selling author of suspense novels.

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Pen Names: David Axton John Hill Aaron Wolfe Brian Coffey Deanne Dwyer K. R. Dwyer Leigh Nichols Anthony North Richard Paige Owen West
Alternative Names: Dean Ray Koontz Deanna Dwyer K.R. Dwyer Dean R. Koontz

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