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He's pulling the load of an ox and walking on eggshells.
Steig Larsson
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I abhor crime novels in which the main character can behave however he or she pleases, or do things that normal people do not do, without those actions having social consequences.
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I am what I am,' Salander said 'I ran away from everything and everybody. I should have said goodbye.
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I'm aware of what you've done for me, and I'm not ungrateful. I appreciate that you actually showed yourself to be greater than your prejudices and have given me a chance here. But I don't want you for my lover, and you're not my father.
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Bullshit, Salander said again. Gottfried isn't the only kid who was ever mistreated. That doesn't give him the right to murder women. He made that choice himself. And the same is true of Martin.
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The Stock Exchange is something very different. There is no economy and no production of goods and services. There are only fantasies in which people from one hour to the next decide that this or that company is worth so many billions, more or less. It doesn't have a thing to do with reality or with the Swedish economy.
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There's always someone willing to believe malicious rumours.
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When their love was not reciprocated, it could quickly turn to violent hatred.
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I’ve had many enemies over the years. If there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s never engage in a fight you’re sure to lose. On the other hand, never let anyone who has insulted you get away with it. Bide your time and strike back when you’re in a position of strength—even if you no longer need to strike back.
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I am a rapist and a sadistic pig,' if you get that tattoo removed I will carve it into your forehead, do you understand?
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I started to write in 2001. I wrote the books for the fun of it. It was an old idea I had had since the nineties.
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In the evening he went to the cinema to see The Lord of the Rings, which he had never before had time to see. He thought that orcs, unlike human beings, were simple and uncomplicated creatures.
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It did no good to cry, she had learned that early on.
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She's married. I'm more a friend and occasional lover.
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Taking away a person's control of her own life - meaning her bank account - is one of the greatest infringements a democracy can impose, especially when it applies to young people. It is an infringement even if the intent may be perceived as benign and socially valid.
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Keep in mind that I'm crazy, won't you?
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...you have no idea how mentally handicapped I could be if push comes to shove.
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I believe that everyone has it in them to kill another person. In desperation, or hatred, or at least to defend themselves.
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I know what kind of things I myself have been irritated by in detective stories. They are often about one or two persons, but they don't describe anything in the society outside.
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