I always say three things make a writer: inspiration, obviously perspiration, doing the work. But the third is desperation. Im not really fit for anything else, or to have a real job. That fear drives me. The pressure has always been self inflicted. – Harlan Coben
Hope can be the most wonderful thing in the world or it can crush your heart like an eggshell. – Harlan Coben
I try to stress to my children that buying something never leads to true happiness. – Harlan Coben
I can write pretty much anywhere if you give me time and some quiet. The home is not usually the best place because I have four children. Its usually pandemonium around here! – Harlan Coben
You know I never used to be a bad flyer, but I did start to have a fear of flying after I shot a movie where I was terrorized on a plane. I made Wes Cravens Red Eye. I dont think theyre linked but it does make me pause and wonder if they are, so perhaps I will explore that in therapy some day. – Rachel McAdams