You know, people call mystery novels or thrillers 'puzzles.' I never understood that, because when I buy a puzzle, I already know… — Harlan Coben Copy Share Image
I'm not a fan of self-help books - how can something be 'self-help' if the book itself is purportedly helping you? — 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
What I want to do is tell stories about normal people in the American suburbs. I don't write the book where it's… — 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 remember the days of sitting at book signings, playing with my pen when no one would come, and still I even… — Harlan Coben Copy Share Image
The readers are the ones who let us live our dreams. I try to write books which are really compelling - that… — Harlan Coben Copy Share Image
Sometimes even when the book is over I dont know whos good and whos bad. Its really more interesting, I think, to… — Harlan Coben Copy Share Image
“Sure, okay, enjoy World Book Day but celebrating reading one day a year is like "getting some" only on Valentine's Day.” — Harlan Coben Copy Share Image
If I had, say, a tall, amateur male lead living on the campus of a rural college (Six Years), the next book… — Harlan Coben Copy Share Image
I wrote seven Myron Bolitar novels in a row, and I never want to write a Myron book where he just solves… — 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
“I read Parker's Spenser series in college. When it comes to detective novels, 90 percent of us admit he's an influence, and… — 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
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've never chased the dollar, I've always chased the reader's heart. I love having more readers. The more people who read it,… — 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
Sometimes even when the book is over I don't know who's good and who's bad. It's really more interesting, I think, to… — 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 my first book, I think in hindsight I went into it saying, 'It's gonna sell.' I was earning enough to scrape… — Harlan Coben Copy Share Image
I still try to make the "next" book my "best" book. I want to grip and move you in unexpected ways. — Harlan Coben Copy Share Image
'Caught' is a novel of forgiveness, and the past and the present - who should be and who shouldn't be forgiven. None… — Harlan Coben Copy Share Image
What I love about the thriller form is that it makes you write a story. You can't get lost in your own… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
