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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Brands mature over time, like a marriage. The bond you feel with your spouse is different than when you first met each other. Excitement and discovery are replaced by comfort and depth.
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I know Dark Phoenix is a huge part of the X-Men saga, so I'm assuming they're at least going to want to touch on it, but I don't know and I don't know whether I would want to be involved. That depends on many different things.
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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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All of my relationships have happened organically with people who are super cool and in my life and it just moved into a relationship zone.
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The real Malala is gone somewhere, and I can't find her.
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It should take you 15 minutes to make a song, and then get out of there.
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I will never do a record without some sense of responsibility.
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It's just a theory really, but I have always thought that your physical surroundings can shape your voice and personality.
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MTV in general is involved with so many artists - musicians, actors, people in the fashion industry, and art world.
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Books are no different from goats! They enjoy an afternoon out on the lawn.
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I didn't grow up with a mother, so I don't have that resource to rely on and ask a million questions.
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I always wanted to be an actress. It's been very high up on my list of passions, and I did a couple of short courses, and I've studied at school.
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I think the most important factor in getting out of the recession actually is just the regenerative capacity of - of American capitalism.
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When all the world appears to be in a tumult, and nature itself is feeling the assault of climate change, the seasons retain their essential rhythm. Yes, fall gives us a premonition of winter, but then, winter, will be forced to relent, once again, to the new beginnings of soft greens, longer light, and the sweet air of spring.
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For more than a quarter of a century on active duty, my house has been my tent, and my home the battlefield.
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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.
