Harlan Coben Quotes
I don't find any real rivalries with crime and thriller writers anyway. That might sound a little Pollyanna, but for the most part the writers I compete with, if you want to use that word, it's a pretty friendly rivalry. I think we all realise that the boat rises and sinks together.
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I pledged to become the world's greatest expert in a field I knew nothing about.
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I love the power of celebrity because you can give voice to the voiceless.
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We need fundamental change. In the past, national development led to people's happiness but now the link between national growth and improvement in people's lives has been severed.
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Don't get between me and a really good picture in the darkroom, because then I want to go straight to the darkroom and develop it. But once that's done, I'm fine.
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I believe that if you eat well, you work even better.
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Democracy means the opportunity to be everyone's slave.
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I'm thrilled that country music fans like my stuff, but so do a lot of people outside of country music, people who just love music. My goal is more to reach music lovers than to appeal to a genre. I love country music, and I'm proud to represent it, but I don't obsess over it as a category.
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Always farm fresh eggs, never store bought.
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Not raising the debt ceiling is not an automatic trigger for a default.
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The real Malala is gone somewhere, and I can't find her.
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Books are no different from goats! They enjoy an afternoon out on the lawn.
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A lot of my work involves instilling objects with the power of touch - a transference of soul, spirit, energy through actions.
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Being a grandparent is whole new phase in your life.
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I don't think most people associate me with leeches or how to get them off. But I know how to get them off. I'm an expert at it.
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People really love editorial cartoons, and I think publishers understand that.
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I don't find any real rivalries with crime and thriller writers anyway. That might sound a little Pollyanna, but for the most part the writers I compete with, if you want to use that word, it's a pretty friendly rivalry. I think we all realise that the boat rises and sinks together.
