Kate Atkinson is an absolute must-read. I love everything she writes. — Harlan Coben Copy Share Image
I'm not very happy idle. There's always this voice in my head that says, 'I should be writing. — Harlan Coben Copy Share Image
If I don't write, I hate myself. Simple as that. My life is out of balance. — Harlan Coben Copy Share Image
Writing is one of the few activities where quantity will inevitably make quality. The more you write, the better you're going to… — Harlan Coben Copy Share Image
I always think the insecurity is going to go away, but it's always there. Only bad writers think they're good. — Harlan Coben Copy Share Image
A novel is like a sausage. You might like the final taste but you don't want to see how it was made. — Harlan Coben Copy Share Image
Writing isn't about the process. It is about creating. The joy comes not from the process but from the creation. — Harlan Coben Copy Share Image
There are three things that make a person a writer: inspiration, perspiration and desperation. — Harlan Coben Copy Share Image
If I didn't write, I'd be like a duvet cover; I have no other marketable skills. Clearly I'm not meant to do… — Harlan Coben Copy Share Image
“Each writer had a bedroom in the main house and a shack or “work cottage” in which to write. We all met… — Harlan Coben Copy Share Image
The actual writing time is a lot shorter than the thinking time. I don't do too many notes. I keep it mostly… — Harlan Coben Copy Share Image
I always say three things make a writer: inspiration, obviously; perspiration, doing the work. But the third is desperation. I'm not really… — Harlan Coben Copy Share Image
The most annoying and full- of- crap thing a writer says is, I write only for myself, I don't care if anyone… — Harlan Coben Copy Share Image
When I'm writing, what I pretend subconsciously is that we're cavemen, we're sitting around the fire, and I'm telling you stories. If… — Harlan Coben Copy Share Image
William Goldman's Marathon Man was a novel that taught me about suspense. I was maybe 16 years old when I read it… — Harlan Coben Copy Share Image
I am very lucky that I get to tell stories for a living. I love being able to grab people's attention, to… — Harlan Coben Copy Share Image
Writers always say, 'I always knew I wanted to be a writer; when I was a three-month-old foetus a pen formed in… — Harlan Coben Copy Share Image
Writing a novel in general is like trying to reach a mountain top you'll never quite reach - so you try again… — Harlan Coben Copy Share Image
I am, after all, a thriller writer. I routinely delve into the darkest chambers of the human heart. I've written about murder,… — 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
Outlining is not writing. Coming up with ideas is not writing. Researching is not writing. Creating characters is not writing. Only writing… — Harlan Coben Copy Share Image
I like to go out and write. So I'll often go to a Starbucks or a local coffee bar, and I'll sit… — Harlan Coben Copy Share Image
The book I always say that influenced me, subconsciously, because at the time I didn't know I wanted to be a writer,… — Harlan Coben Copy Share Image
“Libraries for me have always had a cathedral-like ambiance, a hushed sanctuary where learning is revered, where we the people elevate books… — Harlan Coben Copy Share Image
Let me back up a little and tell you why I prefer writing to real life: You can rewrite. A novel, for… — Harlan Coben Copy Share Image
I never bought the excuse of not having time to write. If you really want to do it, you're either going to… — 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
