I try to stress to my children that buying something never leads to true happiness. — Harlan Coben Copy Share Image
“It was obvious and a bit of cliché, but we don’t really age in a straight line. We age in a circle,… — Harlan Coben Copy Share Image
“Kids don't come with instructions. We all mess up. Raising a child is pure impromptu.” — Harlan Coben Copy Share Image
Kids don’t do what their parents say-they do what they see their parents do. So who was to blame here? — Harlan Coben Copy Share Image
“But how did you even know about it?” “Pardon?” “My daughter didn’t say anything about calling the police. So how would you… — Harlan Coben Copy Share Image
I can write pretty much anywhere if you give me time and some quiet. The home is not usually the best place… — Harlan Coben Copy Share Image
Being a parent is not for the faint of heart. I may joke about knowing fear, but the fact is, the first… — Harlan Coben Copy Share Image
Children learn much more from how you act than from what you tell them. There are times this worries me - we… — Harlan Coben Copy Share Image
“In fairness, Cedarfield was a great place to raise your kids, even though you were raising them to be you. Some thought… — Harlan Coben Copy Share Image
“It is always us against them. That’s what all of life is. We fight wars for that reason. We make decisions every… — Harlan Coben Copy Share Image
“He flipped through the music stations as he drove, searching for some nonexistent perfect song that would be, as Stevie Nicks might sing, “hauntingly… — Harlan Coben Copy Share
When I was seventeen, I worked as a counsellor at a co-ed sleep-away camp for eight weeks. I loved it but it could be… — Harlan Coben Copy Share
I like to see the difference between good and evil as kind of like the foul line at a baseball game. It's very thin,… — Harlan Coben Copy Share
The state of New Jersey is really two places - terrible cities and wonderful suburbs. I live in the suburbs, the final battleground of… — Harlan Coben Copy Share
You know, people call mystery novels or thrillers 'puzzles.' I never understood that, because when I buy a puzzle, I already know what it… — Harlan Coben Copy Share
“Awareness started to creep in, clawing its way past the pain and numbness. He was lying on cold ground, his right cheek on a… — Harlan Coben Copy Share
This is the price you pay for having a great father. You get the wonder, the joy, the tender moments - and you get… — Harlan Coben Copy Share
“The words kept landing like punches, dazing Adam, sapping his resistance, leaving him shaken and confused and ready to take a standing eight count.… — Harlan Coben Copy Share
“Making friends?” Tripp asked. “I’m a people person,” Adam said. “You know he’s the VP of the board, right?” “I must remember to genuflect… — Harlan Coben Copy Share
