--- title: "15 Want Quotes By Harlan Coben" description: "15 Want quotes by Harlan Coben. Plus more from Harlan Coben and more Want sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/959/harlan-coben-847_chance_you-want-this-so-badly-this-second-chanc_138598.png" --- > [You want this so badly—this second chance, this chance at real redemption—that you can’t see the truth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harlan-coben/you-want-this-so-badly-this-second-chance-this-chance-at-real/) [Harlan Coben](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harlan-coben/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/959/harlan-coben-847_chance_you-want-this-so-badly-this-second-chanc_138598.png) > [I still try to make the "next" book my "best" book. I want to grip and move you in unexpected ways.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harlan-coben/i-still-try-to-make-the-next-book-my-best-book-i-want-to-grip-and/) [Harlan Coben](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harlan-coben/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d57/harlan-coben-847_book_i-still-try-to-make-the-next-book-my-bes_2911085.png) > [A novel is like a sausage. You might like the final taste but you don't want to see how it was made.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harlan-coben/a-novel-is-like-a-sausage-you-might-like-the-final-taste-but-you-don/) [Harlan Coben](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harlan-coben/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57e/harlan-coben-847_books_a-novel-is-like-a-sausage-you-might-like_2760537.png) > [Amazing what we can self-rationalize when we really want something](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harlan-coben/amazing-what-we-can-self-rationalize-when-we-really-want-something/) [Harlan Coben](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harlan-coben/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/472/harlan-coben-847_rationalize_amazing-what-we-can-self-rationalize-whe_299468.png) > [I'm also inspired by anything that I consider great. It makes me want to raise my game too - Hitchcock movies, Hopper…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harlan-coben/i-m-also-inspired-by-anything-that-i-consider-great-it-makes-me-want/) [Harlan Coben](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harlan-coben/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d10/harlan-coben-847_concerts_i-m-also-inspired-by-anything-that-i-con_2334518.png) > [I am very lucky that I get to tell stories for a living. I love being able to grab people's attention, to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harlan-coben/i-am-very-lucky-that-i-get-to-tell-stories-for-a-living-i-love-being/) [Harlan Coben](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harlan-coben/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/375/harlan-coben-847_able_i-am-very-lucky-that-i-get-to-tell-stori_273194.png) > [Children learn much more from how you act than from what you tell them. There are times this worries me - we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harlan-coben/children-learn-much-more-from-how-you-act-than-from-what-you-tell/) [Harlan Coben](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harlan-coben/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f16/harlan-coben-847_act_children-learn-much-more-from-how-you-ac_2238395.png) > [I never bought the excuse of not having time to write. If you really want to do it, you're either going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harlan-coben/i-never-bought-the-excuse-of-not-having-time-to-write-if-you-really/) [Harlan Coben](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harlan-coben/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a5/harlan-coben-847_bought_i-never-bought-the-excuse-of-not-having_2915862.png) > [Part of the human condition is that we all think that we are uniquely complex while everyone else is somewhat simpler to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harlan-coben/part-of-the-human-condition-is-that-we-all-think-that-we-are-uniquely/) [Harlan Coben](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harlan-coben/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5fa/harlan-coben-847_brands_part-of-the-human-condition-is-that-we-a_1709504.png) > [William Goldman's Marathon Man was a novel that taught me about suspense. I was maybe 16 years old when I read it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harlan-coben/william-goldman-s-marathon-man-was-a-novel-that-taught-me-about/) [Harlan Coben](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harlan-coben/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fdf/harlan-coben-847_book_william-goldman-s-marathon-man-was-a-nov_2264169.png) > [No characters in 'Stay Close,' including the leads, are black and white. I want them to be grey. I think that makes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harlan-coben/no-characters-in-stay-close-including-the-leads-are-black-and-white-i/) [Harlan Coben](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harlan-coben/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f6a/harlan-coben-847_black_no-characters-in-stay-close-including-th_2911427.png) > [What I love about the thriller form is that it makes you write a story. You can't get lost in your own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harlan-coben/what-i-love-about-the-thriller-form-is-that-it-makes-you-write-a/) [Harlan Coben](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harlan-coben/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff1/harlan-coben-847_best-things_what-i-love-about-the-thriller-form-is-t_3083930.png) > [I wrote seven Myron Bolitar novels in a row, and I never want to write a Myron book where he just solves…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harlan-coben/i-wrote-seven-myron-bolitar-novels-in-a-row-and-i-never-want-to-write/) [Harlan Coben](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harlan-coben/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85c/harlan-coben-847_book_i-wrote-seven-myron-bolitar-novels-in-a_1093941.jpg) > [I don't find any real rivalries with crime and thriller writers anyway. That might sound a little Pollyanna, but for the most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harlan-coben/i-don-t-find-any-real-rivalries-with-crime-and-thriller-writers/) [Harlan Coben](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harlan-coben/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/674/harlan-coben-847_boat_i-don-t-find-any-real-rivalries-with-cri_1496580.png) > [What I want to do is tell stories about normal people in the American suburbs. I don't write the book where it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harlan-coben/what-i-want-to-do-is-tell-stories-about-normal-people-in-the-american/) [Harlan Coben](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harlan-coben/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/621/harlan-coben-847_bigs_what-i-want-to-do-is-tell-stories-about_504182.png) ## Other authors on Want ## 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/want/harlan-coben/#itemlist", "name": "15 Want Quotes By Harlan Coben", "numberOfItems": 15, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You want this so badly—this second chance, this chance at real redemption—that you can’t see the truth.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Harlan Coben" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harlan-coben/you-want-this-so-badly-this-second-chance-this-chance-at-real/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/959/harlan-coben-847_chance_you-want-this-so-badly-this-second-chanc_138598.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/959/harlan-coben-847_chance_you-want-this-so-badly-this-second-chanc_138598.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/959/harlan-coben-847_chance_you-want-this-so-badly-this-second-chanc_138598.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“You want this so badly—this second chance, this chance at real redemption—that you can’t see the truth.” — Harlan Coben", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I still try to make the \"next\" book my \"best\" book. 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