# Quote — Dean Koontz, Fear Nothing

> The sane understand that human beings are incapable of sustaining conspiracies on a grand scale, because some of our most defining qualities as a species are inattention to detail, a tendency to panic, and an inability to keep our mouths shut.

- Author: [Dean Koontz](https://www.leafyquotes.com/dean-koontz.md)
- Book: [Fear Nothing](https://www.leafyquotes.com/dean-koontz/fear-nothing.md)
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- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/dean-koontz/fear-nothing/the-sane-understand