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...better to have loved and lost bullshit. Don't show me paradise and then burn it down.

Harlan Coben

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Harlan Coben
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: January 4
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Newark
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In short, the satisfaction of creating, not necessarily the process, always lifts my heart.
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Hope is cruel. Hope reminds me of what almost was. Hope makes the physical ache return.
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In real life, coincidences happen all the time. In novels, they are leapt upon with fury.
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I would never write a memoir, because it would be too boring.
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I am very lucky that I get to tell stories for a living. I love being able to grab people's attention, to keep them turning the pages, to make them stay awake all night. I want to stir the pulse, yes, but also to stir the heart. I hope 'The Woods' does that.
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Trust is like that. You can break it for a good reason. But it still remains broken.
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Amazing what we can self-rationalize when we really want something
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A trial is two narratives competing for your attention.
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You bring your own weather to the picnic.
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Frankly I'm fairly boring or fairly busy. Between writing and family, I have little time for anything else.
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...desperation can toy with you and if you give desperation any wiggle room, it will find alternative answers
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Genius is a curse. That's how I look at it. Some think that the brilliant comprehend the universe in a way the rest of us can't. They see the world how it truly is—and that reality is so horrible the lose their minds. Clarity leads to insanity.
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The muse is not an angelic voice that sits on your shoulder and sings sweetly. The muse is the most annoying whine. The muse isn't hard to find, just hard to like - she follows you everywhere, tapping you on the shoulder, demanding that you stop doing whatever else you might be doing and pay attention to her.
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Only bad writers think they're good.
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This was a place where tattoos outnumbered teeth.
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You don't worry about happiness and fulfilment when you're starving.
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Im 48 years old, not a kid anymore by any definition, but here is a universal truth that every adult at some point will realize: We are all always 17 years old, waiting for our lives to begin.
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The first sip of beer on a hot day is like that first finger-dip when you open a new jar of peanut butter.
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