--- title: "4 Loved ones Quotes By Harlan Coben" description: "4 Loved ones quotes by Harlan Coben. Plus more from Harlan Coben and more Loved ones sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/735/harlan-coben-847_loved-ones_they-say-possesions-own-you-not-so-loved_411769.png" --- > [“They say possesions own you. Not so. Loved ones own you. You are forever held hostage once you care so much.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harlan-coben/they-say-possesions-own-you-not-so-loved-ones-own-you-you-are-forever/) [Harlan Coben](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harlan-coben/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/735/harlan-coben-847_loved-ones_they-say-possesions-own-you-not-so-loved_411769.png) > [“It is always us against them. That’s what all of life is. We fight wars for that reason. We make decisions every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harlan-coben/it-is-always-us-against-them-that-s-what-all-of-life-is-we-fight-wars/) [Harlan Coben](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harlan-coben/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b8/harlan-coben-847_children_it-is-always-us-against-them-that-s-what_1361627.jpg) > [It was one lesson he never forgot.You don't sit back when you or a loved one is being assaulted.And you don't act…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harlan-coben/it-was-one-lesson-he-never-forgot-you-don-t-sit-back-when-you-or-a/) [Harlan Coben](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harlan-coben/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bdf/harlan-coben-847_assaulted_it-was-one-lesson-he-never-forgot-you-do_2186720.png) > [Sure, on a larger scale, it was healthy to have people out there you cared about more than yourself. She knew that.…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b95/harlan-coben-847_care_sure-on-a-larger-scale-it-was-healthy-to_2682057.jpg) ## Other authors on Loved ones - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-ritu-ghatourey-5.jpg) Ritu Ghatourey 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/loved-ones/ritu-ghatourey/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-paulo-coelho-74345.jpg) Paulo Coelho 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/loved-ones/paulo-coelho/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-alain-de-botton-10218.jpg) Alain de Botton 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/loved-ones/alain-de-botton/) - [Shannon L. 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Bush 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/loved-ones/george-w-bush/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-al-franken-10144.jpg) Al Franken 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/loved-ones/al-franken/) ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/loved-ones/harlan-coben/#itemlist", "name": "4 Loved ones Quotes By Harlan Coben", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“They say possesions own you. 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