Quote by Harlan Coben
No characters in Stay Close, including the leads, are black and wh

No characters in Stay Close, including the leads, are black and white. I want them to be grey. I think that makes for a much more interesting reading experience, something that will stay with you a little bit longer. – Harlan Coben

Other quotes by Harlan Coben

Being a parent is not for the faint of heart. I may joke about knowing fear, but the fact is, the first time I ever knew real fear was the day Charlotte, my first child, was born. Suddenly there is someone in the world you care about more than anything. – Harlan Coben

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If Im not writing well, Im not happy. If Im not spending enough time with my family, Im not happy. If Im not connecting to friends or if I dont work out enough… You get the point. Everything has to be balanced. Nothing should be an extreme. – Harlan Coben

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Family
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Caught is a novel of forgiveness, and the past and the present – who should be and who shouldnt be forgiven. None of my books are ever just about thrills, or it wont work. – Harlan Coben

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Forgiveness
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Theres probably no experience more alienating than fame, other than a terminal illness, where you actually find yourself in a situation that nobody around you can relate to. – Diablo Cody

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My advice would be to write what is most personal and specific to your experience or your life. And your voice will emerge and because of its specificity, it will be universal. – David Schwimmer

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You want to do something that shows some type individuality and talent and imagination – at the same time, you want to be truthful to the predecessors, because obviously the audience liked something about them and you have to replicate that experience to a certain extent. – Renny Harlin

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Before this learning experience, I had assumed that with regard to programs that sought to help people out of poverty, the political world was essentially divided into two camps: conservatives who opposed these for a variety of reasons, and liberals who supported them. – Barney Frank

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Experience

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Italy has piled up huge public debt because the successive governments were too close to the life of ordinary citizens, too willing to please the requests of everybody, thereby acting against the interests of future generations. – Mario Monti

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He who does not research has nothing to teach. – Proverb

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I think of my peace paintings as one long poem, with each painting being a single stanza. – Robert Indiana

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Dont wait. The time will never be just right. – Napoleon Hill

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