“Now while it's hanging in the gallery I pine for it. But once it's on my own wall, perhaps it will be different -- once it's here all the time, every time I lift my eyes ... when I come… — Karin Fossum Copy Share Image
“Maja sighed and cleared away the glasses and plates. "Artists certainly aren't easy people." "No," Eva giggled. "but somebody's got to take the trouble to emphasize the depths of existence. So that the rest of you have a surface to… — Karin Fossum Copy Share Image
“Why did criminals have so many rights? Why were they entitled to respect and understanding? Had they not acted so unlawfully that these rights… — Karin Fossum Copy Share Image
“It's hard, to live in the present. Right this minute. We spend most of our time in the past. Or in the future…about half… — Karin Fossum Copy Share Image
I use the setting of a small rural Norwegian community - the kind of place that I know so intimately. I could never write… — Karin Fossum Copy Share Image
If we don't believe in the Devil, we won't be able to recognize him when he suddenly shows up. — Karin Fossum Copy Share Image
Successful people are not interesting. I feel for the losers. That's where my heart lies. — Karin Fossum Copy Share Image
We're not really afraid to die. We're only afraid of being forgotten. We know that we'll be forgotten, and the idea is unbearable, don't… — Karin Fossum Copy Share Image
“Now while it's hanging in the gallery I pine for it. But once it's on my own wall, perhaps it will be different --… — Karin Fossum Copy Share Image
“While I am absorbed by fiction, I pull the strings like a puppeteer; I make things happen. It's a passion and a lifelong obsession.” — Karin Fossum Copy Share Image
It is hard work to give life to new characters every single day. It is not as if I am God. I am just… — Karin Fossum Copy Share Image
“achieved a result, then just hours later this retreat, which didn't worry him, he said, the confession would weigh heavily in court, it needed… — Karin Fossum Copy Share Image
I'm not a good crime writer. I'm not good with plots... so I have to do something else. — Karin Fossum Copy Share Image
“Money isn't everything," Eva said knowingly. "Perhaps you'll die before you can enjoy it." "Perhaps you'll die before you've even lived," Maja countered.” — Karin Fossum Copy Share Image
I believe I could commit a crime. We all can. It depends on which situations we find ourselves in. In despair, I would steal… — Karin Fossum Copy Share Image
