If emotions were universal, then in one sense he was....

“ If emotions were universal, then in one sense he was not alone, never had been alone, and never could be alone....No pain or happiness was unique. All humanity drank from the same river of emotion; and by drinking, every race, religion, and nationality became one indivisible species. ”

Dean Koontz

From : Dean Koontz: Key to Midnight / Shattered / House of Thunder