Harlan Coben Quotes
Writing isn't about the process. It is about creating. The joy comes not from the process but from the creation.
Quotes to Explore
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The problem of the world today is the people talk on and on about democracy, freedom, justice. But I don't give a damn about democracy if I am worried about survival.
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Consciousness is indeed always with us. Everyone knows 'I am!' No one can deny his own being.
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I was obsessed with the idea of going to college. And I took many years off after that, so I sort of missed the weird, crazy transition that was what making movies was in the nineties to what's happening now.
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Because of what I did when I was 10 years old, I'm not living from paycheck to paycheck, and I can do things because I want to do them.
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When we assess the impact of technological changes, we tend to downplay things that happened a while ago.
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The United Nations system is still the best instrument for making the world less fragile.
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When I got my Oprah money, the first thing I bought was a really nice electronic bidet toilet seat.
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I did do some Shakespeare on film, it's really difficult. It's really interesting, because I was doing a series in Canada called 'Slings and Arrows' and it was about a company based around the Stratford Festival.
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'Vanity' means worthlessness.
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That's really my goal now. I'm trying to be a positive role model to my kids and to just enjoy this ride, because it's hard. It's hard to enjoy it when you're in it.
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When I'm writing something, I try not to get analytical about it as I'm doing it, as I'm writing it.
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I've used a cellphone exactly twice. Things move on. The world changes. And I don't know it.
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Conflict is very much a state of mind. If you're not in that state of mind, it doesn't bother you.
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You know sit with your arm around a little kid and read. It not only teaches them to read but it keeps the family strong.
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If there is no criticism, you become lazy. But it should be constructive, and it should be the truth. If it's biased and there's no truth in it, then I don't care about it. If it's true, it helps me grow.
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My workouts include aerobic exercise for a healthy cardiovascular system; strength training to maintain muscle tone and bone density; core strength exercise for a stable mid-section; and stretching to maintain mobility.
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But I've got more to learn, too. I don't feel like I'm done or I know it all.
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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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One of the things I have always enjoyed about Scientology is their proactive approach to journalists who are covering them.
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A foundation representing firefighters who die in the line of duty is calling for Congress to strip the Centers for Disease Control of its role investigating firefighter deaths.
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Whether you're a Republican or Democrat, liberal or conservative, it is clear that we've got big problems that we need to address, starting with making our economy more competitive so that we can create more good-paying jobs for the middle class.
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I perceive everything to be constantly subjective and strange. My version of truth in what I express, it feels like that opaque quality that you're talking about. It's just me being legitimate.
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We cannot overlook the importance of wild country as source of inspiration, to which we give expression in writing, in poetry, drawing and painting, in mountaineering, or in just being there.
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Writing isn't about the process. It is about creating. The joy comes not from the process but from the creation.
