"The book I always say that influenced me, subconsciously, because at the time I didn't know I wanted to be a writer, was William Goldman's 'Marathon Man.' That was the first adult thriller that I loved. I read it when I was 15 or so, when my father gave it to me."

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Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

Harlan Coben

#Father Quotes #Book Quotes #Men Quotes

“Life is partly what we make it, and partly what it is made by the friends we choose.”
“Murder is unique in that it abolishes the party it injures, so that society has to take the place of the victim and on his behalf demand atonement or grant forgiveness; it is the one crime in which society has a direct interest.”
“If whole branches of Jews must be destroyed, it is worth it, as long as a Jewish state in Palestine is created.”
“It's easy to forget history or give it a cliff notes. The cliff notes of history. But mainly, so much of what happens in 'Eyes on the Prize' happened in Jackson, Mississippi. Jackson, Mississippi isn't really known for any other touchstone to the movement, other than Medgar Evers being killed. There were sit-ins and riots and atrocities.”
“The plainest case in many words entangling.”
“As a player I won things, had a special 10 years under Martin O'Neill [at Leicester and Celtic] and played in some great teams, beating Manchester United and getting to the last 16 of the Champions League. As a manager, I don't know if I will top this; I hope I do, because I am still young and am still learning. But this is up there with anything I have achieved, not just in my football career but in my life.”

Source : "Celtic's Neil Lennon: I haven't bettered this Barcelona win in my life" by Ewan Murray, www.theguardian.com. November 7, 2012.
“I've played long enough to know that certain games are certain ways. You're gonna throw it less in others, more in others, and just look at what the team needs that day to win a football game.”
“Men tend to be selfish.”

Source : "Caprice Bourret...the sexiest fish in the pond". www.askmen.com.

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