Harlan Coben : (3) " I love to make even villains people you can relate to. When you find out who did it, I think you almost like the person, which is not easy to do. " - Harlan Coben " In real life, coincidences happen all the time. In novels, they are leapt upon with fury. " - Harlan Coben " Let me back up a little and tell you why I prefer writing to real life: You can rewrite. A novel, for example, can be cleaned up, altered, trimmed, improved. Life, on the other hand, is one big messy rough draft. " - Harlan Coben