Harlan Coben Short Quotes

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There is a certain fate to the universe and a certain randomness.

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The ugliest truth, in the end, was still better than the prettiest of lies.

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Trust is like that. You can break it for a good reason. But it still remains broken.

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Hope is cruel. Hope reminds me of what almost was. Hope makes the physical ache return.

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That's the problem with falling in love. It makes you start talking like a bad country song

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Painful memories didn't just ease back in-they shoved the door open hard, all of them and all at once

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Kids don't do what their parents say-they do what they see their parents do. So who was to blame here?

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The first sip of beer on a hot day is like that first finger-dip when you open a new jar of peanut butter.

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Desperation can toy with you and if you give desperation any wiggle room, it will find alternative answers

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You want this so badly—this second chance, this chance at real redemption—that you can't see the truth.

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You can't have an up without a down, a right without a left, a back without a front - or a happy without a sad.

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There are few times that I feel more at peace, more in tune, more Zen, if you will, than when I force myself to unplug.

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An hour before his world exploded like a ripe tomato under a stiletto heel, Myron bit into a fresh pastry that tasted suspiciously like urinal cake.

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For a short time, I hated them. But when you think about it, what good does that do? It takes so much to hold on to hate—you lose your grip on what's important, you know?

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