"Genius is a curse. That's how I look……" — Harlan Coben
"Genius is a curse. That's how I look at it. Some think that the brilliant comprehend the universe in a way the rest of us can't. They see the world how it truly is—and that reality is so horrible the lose their minds. Clarity leads to insanity."
—
Harlan Coben
★
★
★
★
★
0.0 avg (0 ratings)
98 Quotes by Harlan Coben
Harlan Coben has 98 quotes on this site.
A few more worth reading:
-
I try to stress to my children that buying something never leads to true happiness.
-
This is the price you pay for having a great father. You get the wonder, the joy, the tender moments…
-
You know, people call mystery novels or thrillers 'puzzles.' I never understood that, because when I buy a puzzle, I…
-
I pretty much only wear Lilly Pulitzer ties because my best friend owns the company.
-
Tragedy is a hell of a teacher. It's much too strict, but it's a hell of a teacher.
-
Let me back up a little and tell you why I prefer writing to real life: You can rewrite. A…
-
The muse is not an angelic voice that sits on your shoulder and sings sweetly. The muse is the most…
-
Hope can be the most wonderful thing in the world or it can crush your heart like an eggshell.
-
I'd never had money growing up, and it's never been that important to me, except maybe to take our kids…
-
You can't have an up without a down, a right without a left, a back without a front - or…
-
And I love the twist. I love to fool you once, I love to fool you twice, and on the…
-
When you like something and you're pretty good at it and you can make a living doing it, you don't…
See all 98 quotes by Harlan Coben »
More Brilliant Quotes
This quote is filed under Brilliant Quotes,
one of 1,171 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
-
It's a brilliant surface in that sunlight. The horizon seems quite close to you because the curvature is so much…
— Neil Armstrong
-
Jonathan is that brilliant little fire that burns within us all, that lives only for those moments when we reach…
— Richard Bach
-
Kingsley Amis was one of a trio of brilliant comic novelists who made English literature sparkle in the twentieth century.
— Russell Baker
-
Like all young reporters - brilliant or hopelessly incompetent - I dreamed of the glamorous life of the foreign correspondent:…
— Russell Baker
-
Oprah is wildly successful, and she's a brilliant businesswoman. She's also somebody who's overcome a ton of demons in her…
— Glenn Beck
-
To give an accurate and exhaustive account of that period would need a far less brilliant pen than mine.
— Max Beerbohm
-
God who is eternally complete, who directs the stars, who is the master of fates, who elevates man from his…
— Alfred Adler
-
The common question that gets asked in business is, 'why?' That's a good question, but an equally valid question is,…
— Jeff Bezos
-
I love hiking in Iceland most, there are lots of brilliant paths.
— Bjork
-
I was impressed by Hendrix. His attitude was brilliant. Even the way he walked was amazing.
— Ritchie Blackmore
-
I was impressed by Hendrix. Not so much by his playing, as his attitude - he wasn't a great player,…
— Ritchie Blackmore
-
Facebook are an amazing team, a brilliant team. It's a technology that brings people together.
— Bono
See all 1,171 Brilliant Quotes »