“I can’t deal with angry people until after I’ve had my morning coffee.” — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
“Martinsson was at the other side of the table, watching him. ‘He knows exactly what’s going on inside my head at the… — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
“Martinsson had sifted through the tip-offs. Everything that the police learnt was fed into a computer. Then he did a rough sort.… — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
“He walked out and closed the door. Linda had the feeling that she was imprisoned, not with a lock and key, but… — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
“In many ways Martinsson was the opposite of Svedberg: he was coming up to 30, born in Trollhättan, and had set his… — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
“The wife of the dead man had thrown herself down in the mud, and her wails were so piercing that several of… — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
“Could you hold Martinsson’s flashlight for a moment?” Wallander said to Hansson. “Why?” “Just do it, please.” Martinsson handed Hansson his flashlight.… — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
“Martinsson fired. Wallander watched Lucia fly back and put his hand up to his shoulder. The gun fell from his hand and… — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
“It was a feeling which stayed with him after he got back home to his terrace house on the Kristianstad road. When… — 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
