Quotes by norwegian authors

It is only the Somalis themselves - and I don't hide that fact when I meet the political leaders here - they themselves have to stop their old practices of fighting each other every time they have a problem. They have to learn how to do peaceful conflict resolution. Jan Egeland
Time Conflict Problem Hide Political Old Fighting Every Other Every Time Meet Only Fact Leaders Learn Practices How Political Leaders Stop Themselves Each Peaceful Here Resolution
Our assistance in Somalia has been remarkably effective and successful, and we have helped with very small resources - a large group of people and we can now do even more. Jan Egeland
People Group Our Resources Has-Been Somalia More Small Remarkably Been Effective Very Successful Helped Large Large Group Even Now Assistance
I have been working, as emergency relief coordinator, on an international scale, very hard to build a wider alliance of partners in assistance efforts. Jan Egeland
Build Scale Relief Emergency Alliance Partners Been Very Efforts Working Hard International Coordinator Assistance Wider
I feel very strongly when there's no chance for me to find a key to a piece. Jan Garbarek
Me Key No Chance Find Strongly Feel Piece Very Chance
If you feel you have the right key, you try to make some phrase or sound that will fit. Jan Garbarek
You Key Try Will Phrase Some Feel Make Sound Fit Right
Coltrane was moving out of jazz into something else. And certainly Miles Davis was doing the same thing. Jan Garbarek
Same Thing Jazz Else Out Something Something Else Davis Coltrane Doing Same Moving Moving Out Miles Miles Davis Certainly Thing
The only element of jazz that I keep is improvisation. Jan Garbarek
Jazz Only Improvisation Element Keep
There's a certain phraseology involved in jazz, and I've moved away from that. Jan Garbarek
Jazz Involved Moved Certain Away
You have to react to what's around you in the moment, whatever the music is. Just think of it as some place you have to enter and you need to find the key. Jan Garbarek
Music You Key Whatever Think Enter Find Some React Around Just Place Moment Need
Jazz, for me, is a closed circuit, like the term baroque in the world of classical music. Jan Garbarek
Music Me World Closed Jazz Circuit Classical Classical Music Term Like Baroque
I've been watching more American TV because of all the great TV series that have come out in the last five to 10 years. I'm a 'Sopranos' fan, I'm a 'Wire' fan, I'm a 'Mad Men' fan. I'm a 'Deadwood' fan. It makes me optimistic for the future of storytelling on TV that producers are willing to take that kind of jump. Jo Nesbo
Future Great Me Men Mad Mad Men Out Kind TV Willing TV Series More Take Wire Come Sopranos Deadwood Because Makes Been Years Jump Optimistic Five American Fan Storytelling Producers Series Last Watching
They say that every writer, they write about himself, and I think that to a certain extent that is true. But also we are creators of fiction. Jo Nesbo
Every Think Say About Write Writer True Also Himself Fiction Certain Certain Extent Creators They Say Extent
Until the Eighties, Oslo was a rather boring town, but it's changed a lot, and is now much more cosmopolitan. If I go downtown, I visit the harbour to see the tall ships and the ferries, and to admire the modern architecture such as the Opera House or the new Astrup Fearnley Museum on the water's edge. Jo Nesbo
Architecture Water Edge Changed Visit Admire Boring See Cosmopolitan Rather More New Town Until House Opera Opera House Tall Go Lot Ships Modern Eighties Much Harbour Now Downtown Oslo Museum
I'm afraid I didn't really like Caracas in Venezuela. From what I saw it seemed so crime-ridden that you really have to be on your guard all the time. Jo Nesbo
Time You Guard Saw Seemed Like Venezuela Afraid Really Your
All my friends who wanted to write had got nowhere trying to write the great European novel. So I deliberately steered clear of that and set out to write something story-led. Jo Nesbo
Great All My Friends Out Something Deliberately Steered Write Had Clear Got Friends Trying Wanted Who European Novel Nowhere Set
Many Scandinavian writers who had made their name in literary fiction felt they wanted to have a go at the crime novel to show they could compete with the best. If Salman Rushdie had been Norwegian, he would definitely have written at least one thriller. Jo Nesbo
Best Crime Made Definitely At Least One Scandinavian Would Thriller Could Writers Had He Written Name Felt Least Go Been Norwegian Fiction Wanted Literary Literary Fiction Show Who Many Novel Compete
Ever since the '70s, Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo were the godfathers of Scandinavian crime. They broke the crime novel in Scandinavia from the kiosks and into the serious bookstores. Jo Nesbo
Crime Bookstores Broke Scandinavian Per Since Were Novel Serious Ever
At nineteen I was pretty sure I was going to be a professional soccer player. At that time I played for one of the Norwegian premier leagues. But I tore ligaments in both knees, so I started studying business administration and economics and became a financial analyst, and I worked at a brokerage firm as a stockbroker. Jo Nesbo
Time Business Financial Economics Analyst Nineteen Brokerage Administration Pretty Both Knees Firm Studying Leagues Sure Became Stockbroker Going Norwegian Soccer Worked Premier Professional Played Player Started
The nature of Scandinavians is that they don't talk so much, there will be these dark secrets, and most things are under-communicated. Jo Nesbo
Nature Dark Will Secrets Most Talk Much Things
'Phantom' was for me an interesting technique of telling the story. You have one voice that it is in the present telling what is happening, and then there's one voice from the past that's also driving the story forward. And you know that the two story lines will meet eventually. Jo Nesbo
Me You Will Past Meet Telling Voice Driving Know Also Lines Happening Story Story Lines Interesting Then Forward Eventually Phantom Technique Present Two
My father grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y., with my grandparents. In Norwegian my name is pronounced 'Yoo' but my father used to call me 'Joe.' Jo Nesbo
Me Father Joe Brooklyn Name Call Up Norwegian Grew Grandparents Used
Some artists see a gig as an audience worshipping them. I think it is about having a great time together. I have a part as the singer. An audience has a part. Playing a gig doesn't make me high on myself. Jo Nesbo
Time Myself Great Me Together Think Worshipping Gig High See Some About Having Part Great Time Singer Make Audience Artists Them Playing
The stock market to me was like a video game. When it went off, it was like turning the game off. It wasn't something I'd think about until I'd turn the machine on again. Jo Nesbo
Me Game Think Market Machine About Something Like Until Off Stock Stock Market Again Turn Video Video Game Turning
Normally I start with a plot, and write a synopsis, and the ideas come from the construction. Jo Nesbo
Construction Plot Write Come Ideas Normally Start
I wasn't that into crime novels at all, but a friend introduced me to the work of Jim Thompson - I loved all his books. Jo Nesbo
Work Me Crime Jim Thompson Books Introduced His Friend Loved Novels
When you're an established name, you know that a children's book will have a pretty good chance of getting picked up. Like Madonna. It's not that I had this great idea. Actually, in my case, it was a great idea. Jo Nesbo
Good Great You Book Will Great Idea Madonna Pretty Pretty Good Case Had Picked Idea Name Like Know Up Getting Established Children Good Chance Actually Chance
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