I'm the Jerry Lewis of crime fiction. Harlan Coben More Quotes by Harlan Coben More Quotes From Harlan Coben If I had, say, a tall, amateur male lead living on the campus of a rural college (Six Years), the next book might feature a short, cop who lives in the heart of Manhattan (Missing You). Harlan Coben college heart book I would rather raise certain topics and maybe let you ruminate on them. I'm not big on answering them. Harlan Coben topics certain bigs We all think that we are uniquely complex, that no one can see what we are thinking - yet we also believe that we have the rare ability to read others. This fascinates me at the moment. Harlan Coben moments believe thinking William Goldman's Marathon Man was a novel that taught me about suspense. I was maybe 16 years old when I read it and I remember thinking, "You could put a gun to my head and I wouldn't put this book down." I loved that feeling - and want to give it others. Harlan Coben gun men book I still try to make the "next" book my "best" book. I want to grip and move you in unexpected ways. Harlan Coben trying book moving More than once, I've wished my real life had a delete key. Harlan Coben more real-life real life Make no mistake, adolescence is a war. No one gets out unscathed. Harlan Coben make adolescence mistake war I love to fool you once, I love to fool you twice, I love to fool you a third time. And just when you think it's all over, I have what I call that Carrie hand-out-of-the-grave moment. Just when you think it's all over, I'm going to hit you with just one more. I can't help myself. Harlan Coben myself moment time love I'm not a big sports fan. Harlan Coben fan big sports-fan sports I never bought the excuse of not having time to write. If you really want to do it, you're either going to find those hours or eventually decide not to be a writer. Harlan Coben never you want time Children learn much more from how you act than from what you tell them. There are times this worries me - we parents are rarely the role models we want to be. True for life. True for driving. Harlan Coben me you life children
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