“A full description of a person's life, however uneventful or uninteresting, fills a large folder.” — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
What annoys a person who suicides? The life itself. Boredom. Tiredness that descends on every morning when you look at yourself at… — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
“A message was scribbled on the wall: Life is for sale. Alert the news for the media .” — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
He was so excessively polite that Wallendar suspected he had endured many humiliations in his life. — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
It is obviously no secret that I earn a lot of money. But it is also no secret that I give most… — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
“Somewhere in the dark a vast meaninglessness was beckoning to him. A grinning face that laughed scornfully at all his vain attempts… — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
When you are around 60, there are certain things that are completely terrifying. One of them is that you have made the… — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
“Even a short-lived visit to the bottom level of society means that one is faced with one of the most important decisions… — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
I remembered her once saying that life was like your shoes. You couldn't simply expect or imagine that your shoes would fit… — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
The wonderful Mozambican people have endured tremendous misery without losing their dignity and their positive outlook on life. Moreover, they have not… — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
I still have a photo on my wall of the greatest idol I will ever have in my life, and it's myself… — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
“Just as everything in my life has changed, every new morning brings with it a fresh challenge. I have to think about… — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
I realize that Facebook today is a global success with more than 600 million users worldwide. But I also understand, maybe a… — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
“He could feel his stomach churning. I’m repressing things, he thought. Along with everything else I don’t have time for. I’m searching… — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
“The choices a human being has to make also involve deciding where one stands in an unjust society: we are all political… — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
“Endless numbers of people surround you as you travel through life. Some you notice briefly, then forget. With others you make eye… — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
“In my life I have met people who have committed horrendous and barbaric acts. I have met child soldiers who have murdered… — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
“We’re always being made promises,’ she said. ‘You make them yourself and you listen to others giving theirs. Politicians are always going… — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
Well, I believe that life is very complicated. And in a way, the only way you can show life in a truthful… — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
“The fear of death came and went, though right now her life force was strong. But she had never forgotten what went… — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
“If a policeman is serious about his profession but says he has time, he lies.” — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
“There is a silence in empty houses that is unique... People have left and taken all the noise with them.” — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
My father thought, and now I think too, that the system of democracy is entirely based upon the system of justice. If we do… — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
I still have a photo on my wall of the greatest idol I will ever have in my life, and it's myself at eight.… — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
“The experience he'd gained during his years in the police force had given him this unambiguous answer: there are no murderers. Only ordinary people… — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
We used to send whole flocks of birds shooting out of our mouths and never managed to grab them by their wings. — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
He was so excessively polite that Wallendar suspected he had endured many humiliations in his life. — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
“This is what Sweden is - quiet people leaning over the newspapers and coffee cups, each one with his own thoughts and destiny.” — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
“Working with keys is always meaningful. Locking and opening is, in a sense, man's very purpose on this earth.” — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
“La plupart des voyages dont on rêve n'ont jamais lieu. Ou alors on les accomplit intérieurement. L'avantage, quand on emprunte ces vols intérieurs, c'est… — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
Our exile organizations have been our way of replacing the cities and villages we have lost. — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
