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> [“The words kept landing like punches, dazing Adam, sapping his resistance, leaving him shaken and confused and ready to take a standing eight count. He wanted to fight back, grab the guy by the shirt, toss him across the room…](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/)

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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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