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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We should not have a tin cup out for something as important as the arts in this country, the richest in the world. Creative artists are always begging, but always being used when it's time to show us at our best.
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I want to be remembered as one of the great innovators among social justice advocates of the 21st Century.
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There were times, though, when the women came together on a partisan basis. [When we stopped] the privatization of Social Security during George Bush, we linked arms.
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I've been so fortunate to have the opportunity to work with some incredibly talented vocalists, guitarists and producers, and I can't wait to share more originals in the future.
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The queers of the sixties, like those since, have connived with their repression under a veneer of respectability. Good mannered city queens in suits and pinstripes, so busy establishing themselves, were useless at changing anything.
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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.
