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> [Sure, on a larger scale, it was healthy to have people out there you cared about more than yourself. She knew that. But then there was the abject fear you would lose it. They say possessions own you. Not so.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harlan-coben/sure-on-a-larger-scale-it-was-healthy-to-have-people-out-there-you/)

[Harlan Coben](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harlan-coben/)

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## More by Harlan Coben

> [“He flipped through the music stations as he drove, searching for some nonexistent perfect song that would be, as Stevie Nicks might sing, “hauntingly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harlan-coben/he-flipped-through-the-music-stations-as-he-drove-searching-for-some/)

[Harlan Coben](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harlan-coben/)

> [“The whole place had a feel and aura about as warm as a cold sore.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harlan-coben/the-whole-place-had-a-feel-and-aura-about-as-warm-as-a-cold-sore/)

[Harlan Coben](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harlan-coben/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harlan-coben/when-i-was-seventeen-i-worked-as-a-counsellor-at-a-co-ed-sleep-away/)

[Harlan Coben](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harlan-coben/)

> [Man plans. God laughs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harlan-coben/man-plans-god-laughs/)

[Harlan Coben](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harlan-coben/)

> [“You could trust nature but not man.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harlan-coben/you-could-trust-nature-but-not-man/)

[Harlan Coben](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harlan-coben/)

> [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harlan-coben/i-like-to-see-the-difference-between-good-and-evil-as-kind-of-like/)

[Harlan Coben](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harlan-coben/)

> [The state of New Jersey is really two places - terrible cities and wonderful suburbs. I live in the suburbs, the final battleground of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harlan-coben/the-state-of-new-jersey-is-really-two-places-terrible-cities-and/)

[Harlan Coben](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harlan-coben/)

> [“Esperanza's side had so many colors, Crayola sent a scout.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harlan-coben/esperanza-s-side-had-so-many-colors-crayola-sent-a-scout/)

[Harlan Coben](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harlan-coben/)

> [You know, people call mystery novels or thrillers 'puzzles.' I never understood that, because when I buy a puzzle, I already know what it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harlan-coben/you-know-people-call-mystery-novels-or-thrillers-puzzles-i-never/)

[Harlan Coben](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harlan-coben/)

> [“Awareness started to creep in, clawing its way past the pain and numbness. He was lying on cold ground, his right cheek on a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harlan-coben/awareness-started-to-creep-in-clawing-its-way-past-the-pain-and/)

[Harlan Coben](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harlan-coben/)

> [“Her smile shames the sun”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harlan-coben/her-smile-shames-the-sun/)

[Harlan Coben](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harlan-coben/)

> [This is the price you pay for having a great father. You get the wonder, the joy, the tender moments - and you get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harlan-coben/this-is-the-price-you-pay-for-having-a-great-father-you-get-the/)

[Harlan Coben](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harlan-coben/)

> [“The words kept landing like punches, dazing Adam, sapping his resistance, leaving him shaken and confused and ready to take a standing eight count.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harlan-coben/the-words-kept-landing-like-punches-dazing-adam-sapping-his/)

[Harlan Coben](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harlan-coben/)

> [I'm not very happy idle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harlan-coben/i-m-not-very-happy-idle/)

[Harlan Coben](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harlan-coben/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harlan-coben/making-friends-tripp-asked-i-m-a-people-person-adam-said-you-know-he/)

[Harlan Coben](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harlan-coben/)

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