David Blanco

“Dear Odd, if one’s friends do not openly laugh at him, they are not in fact his friends. How else would one learn to avoid saying those things that would elicit laughter from strangers? The mockery of friends is affectionate, and inoculates against foolishness.”
― Dean Koontz, Forever Odd

“How can you eat donuts—jelly donuts no less—just before viewing a postmortem examination?” Al licked his lips clean. “What’s the big deal? Donuts are one of the five major food groups.” “Oh, really?” “Never heard of them?” “Not your version.” Al grinned boyishly. “Pizza, burgers, carne asada, donuts, and pussy.”
― D.M. Annechino, They Never Die Quietly

“Loneliness comes in two basic varieties. When it results from a desire for solitude, loneliness is a door we close against the world. When the world instead rejects us, loneliness is an open door, unused.”
― Dean Koontz, The Odd Thomas #1-4: Odd Thomas, Forever Odd, Brother Odd, Odd Hours

“IN MY OPINION, one of the great follies in the world is to put yourself inside the head of dysfunctional people. The mistake we usually make is to assume there is a rationale for their behavior. In most cases, there is none.”
― James Lee Burke, Robicheaux