Stories Quotes 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…

— Harlan Coben

“The whole place had a feel and aura about as warm as a cold sore.”

— 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…

— Harlan Coben

Man plans. God laughs.

— Harlan Coben

“You could trust nature but not man.”

— 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,…

— 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…

— Harlan Coben

“Esperanza's side had so many colors, Crayola sent a scout.”

— 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…

— 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…

— Harlan Coben

“Her smile shames the sun”

— 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…

— 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.…

— Harlan Coben

I'm not very happy idle.

— 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…

— Harlan Coben