1591 quotes by swedish authors for you to enjoy

I love Sherlock Holmes. There's still an awful lot to steal from Conan Doyle. But within a tradition you can work in many different ways. Henning Mankell

Work Love You Ways Steal Conan Within Still Sherlock Tradition Sherlock Holmes Lot Different Holmes Many Different Ways Awful Awful Lot

My mother did what many men do. She left. Henning Mankell

Mother Men She Left Did Many

At the time of independence in 1975, Mozambique was extremely poor. Many Portuguese residents abandoned the country, leaving only a handful of well-educated Mozambicans to try to run the country. Henning Mankell

Time Try Independence Country Extremely Abandoned Run Only Only A Handful Well-Educated Leaving Handful Poor Many Residents Portuguese

I am fascinated by all the new technology that creates places for us to meet in what is called cyberspace. I understand what it must have meant for the rebellions in the 19th century, especially in 1830 and 1848, when the mass circulated newspaper became so important for the spreading of information. Henning Mankell

The fundamental driving force for me is to create a change in the world we live in... It is about exploitation, plundering and degradation. I have a small possibility to participate in the resistance. Most of the things that I do are part of a resistance, a form of solidarity work. Henning Mankell

In Africa, listening is a guiding principle. It's a principle that's been lost in the constant chatter of the Western world, where no one seems to have the time or even the desire to listen to anyone else. Henning Mankell

Normally street children are shown in terms of the tragedy of their lives - which is true - but there's also another dimension: their wisdom, dignity and enormous capacity for survival. Henning Mankell

Wisdom Survival Dignity Enormous Dimension True Terms Also Another Tragedy Normally Children Which Capacity Shown Lives Street

There is always a sacred hour in the theatre - after rehearsals and before performances, in the afternoon, between three and five o'clock. Normally the theatre is empty then, and this is a wonderful hour. Henning Mankell

Theatre Wonderful Three Before Sacred Performance Between Hour Empty Always Five Normally After Afternoon Then Rehearsals

Although many of his other novels are brilliant there is a power in 'Oliver Twist' that I believe Dickens never managed to retrieve. It is as if he was sent to this earth with the sole purpose of writing this book. Henning Mankell

For me 'Oliver Twist' is a political novel. It is a furious critique of the treatment of orphans and poor children who were forced to spend their early lives in ghastly institutions. Henning Mankell

Me Political Furious Spend Ghastly Critique Institutions Forced Were Children Poor Who Novel Lives Orphans Oliver Twist Early Treatment

I would say that during my lifetime, one of the worst political scandals in Sweden was absolutely what happened surrounding the affair of the submarines in Swedish waters in 1982, where there were supposed to be Russian submarines close to Stockholm. And the military of Sweden never got one up. Henning Mankell

Political Military Waters Say Worst Scandals Would Russian Absolutely Lifetime Never Supposed Got Affair Were Up Surrounding Close Stockholm Where Happened Sweden Swedish

Well, I believe that life is very complicated. And in a way, the only way you can show life in a truthful way is to show how complicated it is as an individual, but also your relation between a complicated life and the complications you have inside you. Henning Mankell

Life You Complicated Believe Relation Way Complications Inside Only Individual Between Also Well How Very Truthful Your Show

In England, somewhere. I want to be at a big team, in the big leagues again. Henrik Larsson

Somewhere Big Leagues Big Leagues Want Again Team England

You're going to watch football all your life - you're going to watch the Champions League and the Europa League - and I don't have a great feeling when I watch the Europa League, but when I watch the Champions League, I have a great feeling. Henrik Larsson

Life Great You Feeling Great Feeling All Your Life Football League Going Your Watch Champions Champions League

Football is all about self-confidence. Henrik Larsson

About Football Self-Confidence

I didn't have a clue how big a club Celtic were when I joined. Henrik Larsson

Big Club Joined How Were Celtic Clue

I can't be Martin O'Neill; I can't be any of the other coaches - I have to make my own way. Henrik Larsson

Own Other Way Martin My Own Make Any Coaches

As long as I am involved in football and doing this work, I am going to be connected to Celtic. Henrik Larsson

Work Long Football Involved Am Doing Going Celtic Connected

Moving to Glasgow from Feyenoord was a life-changing experience. Henrik Larsson

Experience Life-Changing Glasgow Moving

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