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title: "2 Crime Writers Quotes By Jo Nesbo"
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> [My influence is probably more from American crime writers than any Europeans. And I hardly read any Scandinavian crime before I started writing myself. I wasn't a great crime reader to begin with.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-nesbo/my-influence-is-probably-more-from-american-crime-writers-than-any/)

[Jo Nesbo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-nesbo/)

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> [I feel more related to some American crime writers than I do to Stieg Larsson.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-nesbo/i-feel-more-related-to-some-american-crime-writers-than-i-do-to-stieg/)

[Jo Nesbo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-nesbo/)

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## More by Jo Nesbo

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-nesbo/my-father-grew-up-in-brooklyn-n-y-with-my-grandparents-in-norwegian/)

[Jo Nesbo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-nesbo/)

> [What we humans think we know is nothing compared to what we need to believe to numb the fear and pain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-nesbo/what-we-humans-think-we-know-is-nothing-compared-to-what-we-need-to/)

[Jo Nesbo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-nesbo/)

> [At nineteen I was pretty sure I was going to be a professional soccer player. At that time I played for one of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-nesbo/at-nineteen-i-was-pretty-sure-i-was-going-to-be-a-professional-soccer/)

[Jo Nesbo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-nesbo/)

> [The nature of Scandinavians is that they don't talk so much, there will be these dark secrets, and most things are under-communicated.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-nesbo/the-nature-of-scandinavians-is-that-they-don-t-talk-so-much-there/)

[Jo Nesbo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-nesbo/)

> [I wasn't that into crime novels at all, but a friend introduced me to the work of Jim Thompson - I loved all his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-nesbo/i-wasn-t-that-into-crime-novels-at-all-but-a-friend-introduced-me-to/)

[Jo Nesbo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-nesbo/)

> [I think I was righteous. I saw myself as the good guy in my own movie. I didn't get into many fights when I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-nesbo/i-think-i-was-righteous-i-saw-myself-as-the-good-guy-in-my-own-movie/)

[Jo Nesbo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-nesbo/)

> [When I propose a candidate for a job I don't do it because the person in question is the best but because he is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-nesbo/when-i-propose-a-candidate-for-a-job-i-don-t-do-it-because-the-person/)

[Jo Nesbo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-nesbo/)

> [Many Scandinavian writers who had made their name in literary fiction felt they wanted to have a go at the crime novel to show…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-nesbo/many-scandinavian-writers-who-had-made-their-name-in-literary-fiction/)

[Jo Nesbo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-nesbo/)

> [“And the rest of the story?" he asked, trying to force a smile. "Is that like everything else in POT, on a need-to-know basis?"…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-nesbo/and-the-rest-of-the-story-he-asked-trying-to-force-a-smile-is-that/)

[Jo Nesbo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-nesbo/)

> [“Ceri loves Sci-Fi - " Game of Thrones " also - Harry Hole , Lisbeeth Salander, Funky Scando Fiction, Supports Swans, Nirvana,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-nesbo/ceri-loves-sci-fi-game-of-thrones-also-harry-hole-lisbeeth-salander/)

[Jo Nesbo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-nesbo/)

> [I was a really bad taxi driver. I only collided twice but it was one time too much.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-nesbo/i-was-a-really-bad-taxi-driver-i-only-collided-twice-but-it-was-one/)

[Jo Nesbo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-nesbo/)

> [As I say, we Norwegians love our woolens, and you can buy some beautiful knitwear in Oslo. They might cost you a bit -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-nesbo/as-i-say-we-norwegians-love-our-woolens-and-you-can-buy-some/)

[Jo Nesbo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-nesbo/)

> [Everyone has a need to do penance. It's a basic need, like washing. It's about harmony, an absolutely essential inner balance. It's the balance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-nesbo/everyone-has-a-need-to-do-penance-it-s-a-basic-need-like-washing-it-s/)

[Jo Nesbo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-nesbo/)

> [The only pressure I feel is to write good books. And to not replicate the previous book. Whether you have a thousand readers or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-nesbo/the-only-pressure-i-feel-is-to-write-good-books-and-to-not-replicate/)

[Jo Nesbo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-nesbo/)

> [You get spoiled as a novelist because you get to be the director and the editor, and you play all the parts, but as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-nesbo/you-get-spoiled-as-a-novelist-because-you-get-to-be-the-director-and/)

[Jo Nesbo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-nesbo/)

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