“Years fly by, but the heart stays in the same place.”
―
Harlan Coben,
Promise Me
“..."better to have loved and lost" bullshit. Don't show me paradise and then burn it down.” ― Harlan Coben
“Myron reached for the phone and dialed Win's number. After the eighth ring he began to hang up when a weak, distant voice coughed. "Hello?"Win?"Yeah."You okay?"Hello?"Win?"Yeah."What took you so long to answer the phone?"Hello?"Win?"Who is this?"Myron."Myron Bolitar?"How many other Myrons do you know?"Myron Bolitar?"No, Myron Rockefeller."Something's wrong," Win said.What?"Terribly wrong."What are you talking about?"Some asshole is calling me at seven in the morning pretending to be my best friend."Sorry, I forgot the time.” ― Harlan Coben, Deal Breaker
“Trust is like that. You can break it for a good reason. But it still remains broken.” ― Harlan Coben, Hold Tight
“Memories, you see, hurt. The good ones most of all.” ― Harlan Coben, Tell No One
“I remember one time I heard this English professor asking the class what the world's scariest noise is. Is it a man crying out in pain? A woman's scream of terror? A gunshot? A baby crying? And the professor shakes his head and says, 'No, the scariest noise is, you're all alone in your dark house, you know you're all alone, you know that there is no chance anyone else is home or within miles—and then, suddenly, from upstairs, you hear the toilet flush.” ― Harlan Coben, Caught
“The ugliest truth, in the end, was still better than the prettiest of lies.” ― Harlan Coben
“Man plans. God laughs.” ― Harlan Coben
“Part of the human condition is that we all think that we are uniquely complex while everyone else is somewhat simpler to read. That is not true, of course. We all have our own dreams and hopes and wants and lust and heartaches. We all have our own brand of crazy” ― Harlan Coben, Six Years
“Sure, on a larger scale, it was healthy to have people out there you cared about more than yourself. She knew that. But then there was the abject fear you would lose it. They say possessions own you. Not so. Loved ones own you. You are forever held hostage once you care so much.” ― Harlan Coben, Hold Tight
“You bring your own weather to the picnic.” ― Harlan Coben, Caught
“There's always a price you pay when you lie. Once you introduce a lie into a relationship, even for the best of intentions, it is always there. Whenever you’re with that person again, that lie is in the room too. It sits on your shoulder. Good lie or bad lie, it's in the room with you forever now. It's your constant companion.” ― Harlan Coben, Seconds Away
“Hope is cruel. Hope reminds me of what almost was. Hope makes the physical ache return.” ― Harlan Coben, Six Years
“Kids don’t do what their parents say-they do what they see their parents do. So who was to blame here?” ― Harlan Coben, Hold Tight
“We are often told during times of bereavement that time heals all wounds. That's crap. In truth, you are devastated, you mourn, you cry to the point where you think you'll never stop - and then you reach a stage where the survival instinct takes over. You stop. You simply won't or can't let yourself "go there" anymore because the pain was too great. You block. You deny. But you don't really heal.” ― Harlan Coben, Live Wire
“Genius is a curse. That's how I look at it. Some think that the brilliant comprehend the universe in a way the rest of us can't. They see the world how it truly is—and that reality is so horrible the lose their minds. Clarity leads to insanity.” ― Harlan Coben, Caught
“Amazing what we can self-rationalize when we really want something” ― Harlan Coben, Six Years
“Summer romances cometo an end. That was part of the deal. They are built like certain plants or insects, not able to survive more than one season. I thought we would be different. We were, I guess, but not in the way I thought. I truly believed that we would never let each other go. The young are so dumb.” ― Harlan Coben, The Woods
“We get mad at someone for cutting us off in traffic or for taking too long to order at Starbucks or for not responding exactly as we see fit, and we have no idea that behind their facade, they may be dealing with some industrial-strength shit. Their lives may be in pieces. They may be in the midst of incalculable tragedy and turmoil, and they may be hanging on to their sanity by a thread. But we don’t care. We don’t see. We just keep pushing.” ― Harlan Coben, The Stranger
“..."better to have loved and lost" bullshit. Don't show me paradise and then burn it down.” ― Harlan Coben
“Myron reached for the phone and dialed Win's number. After the eighth ring he began to hang up when a weak, distant voice coughed. "Hello?"Win?"Yeah."You okay?"Hello?"Win?"Yeah."What took you so long to answer the phone?"Hello?"Win?"Who is this?"Myron."Myron Bolitar?"How many other Myrons do you know?"Myron Bolitar?"No, Myron Rockefeller."Something's wrong," Win said.What?"Terribly wrong."What are you talking about?"Some asshole is calling me at seven in the morning pretending to be my best friend."Sorry, I forgot the time.” ― Harlan Coben, Deal Breaker
“Trust is like that. You can break it for a good reason. But it still remains broken.” ― Harlan Coben, Hold Tight
“Memories, you see, hurt. The good ones most of all.” ― Harlan Coben, Tell No One
“I remember one time I heard this English professor asking the class what the world's scariest noise is. Is it a man crying out in pain? A woman's scream of terror? A gunshot? A baby crying? And the professor shakes his head and says, 'No, the scariest noise is, you're all alone in your dark house, you know you're all alone, you know that there is no chance anyone else is home or within miles—and then, suddenly, from upstairs, you hear the toilet flush.” ― Harlan Coben, Caught
“The ugliest truth, in the end, was still better than the prettiest of lies.” ― Harlan Coben
“Man plans. God laughs.” ― Harlan Coben
“Part of the human condition is that we all think that we are uniquely complex while everyone else is somewhat simpler to read. That is not true, of course. We all have our own dreams and hopes and wants and lust and heartaches. We all have our own brand of crazy” ― Harlan Coben, Six Years
“Sure, on a larger scale, it was healthy to have people out there you cared about more than yourself. She knew that. But then there was the abject fear you would lose it. They say possessions own you. Not so. Loved ones own you. You are forever held hostage once you care so much.” ― Harlan Coben, Hold Tight
“You bring your own weather to the picnic.” ― Harlan Coben, Caught
“There's always a price you pay when you lie. Once you introduce a lie into a relationship, even for the best of intentions, it is always there. Whenever you’re with that person again, that lie is in the room too. It sits on your shoulder. Good lie or bad lie, it's in the room with you forever now. It's your constant companion.” ― Harlan Coben, Seconds Away
“Hope is cruel. Hope reminds me of what almost was. Hope makes the physical ache return.” ― Harlan Coben, Six Years
“Kids don’t do what their parents say-they do what they see their parents do. So who was to blame here?” ― Harlan Coben, Hold Tight
“We are often told during times of bereavement that time heals all wounds. That's crap. In truth, you are devastated, you mourn, you cry to the point where you think you'll never stop - and then you reach a stage where the survival instinct takes over. You stop. You simply won't or can't let yourself "go there" anymore because the pain was too great. You block. You deny. But you don't really heal.” ― Harlan Coben, Live Wire
“Genius is a curse. That's how I look at it. Some think that the brilliant comprehend the universe in a way the rest of us can't. They see the world how it truly is—and that reality is so horrible the lose their minds. Clarity leads to insanity.” ― Harlan Coben, Caught
“Amazing what we can self-rationalize when we really want something” ― Harlan Coben, Six Years
“Summer romances cometo an end. That was part of the deal. They are built like certain plants or insects, not able to survive more than one season. I thought we would be different. We were, I guess, but not in the way I thought. I truly believed that we would never let each other go. The young are so dumb.” ― Harlan Coben, The Woods
“We get mad at someone for cutting us off in traffic or for taking too long to order at Starbucks or for not responding exactly as we see fit, and we have no idea that behind their facade, they may be dealing with some industrial-strength shit. Their lives may be in pieces. They may be in the midst of incalculable tragedy and turmoil, and they may be hanging on to their sanity by a thread. But we don’t care. We don’t see. We just keep pushing.” ― Harlan Coben, The Stranger
