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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Who has fully realized that history is not contained in thick books but lives in our very blood?
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Success in management requires learning as fast as the world is changing.
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I am interested in the subject which is Russia.
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The preciousness of life and the changes of weather and the beauty of seasons - all those things have always sort of dazzled me.
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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.