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I've always operated with a great deal of self-doubt. every time i start a new book it's like, well, this one will destroy the career and i have to overcome that feeling especially in the first hundred pages of the book.
-Dean Koontz
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I've Always Operated With A Great Deal

Dean Koontz
I've always operated with a great deal of self-doubt. every time i start a new book it's like, well, this one will destroy the career and i have to overcome that feeling especially in the first hundred pages of the book.
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