In many respects I have gone out of my way to avoid the usual approach adopted in crime novels. I have used some techniques that are normally outlawed - the presentation of Mikael Blomkvist, for instance, is based exclusively on… — Stieg Larsson Copy Share Image
I have tried to create main characters who are drastically different from the types who generally appear in crime novels. Mikael Blomkvist, for instance, doesn't have ulcers or booze problems or an anxiety complex. He doesn't listen to operas, nor… — Stieg Larsson Copy Share Image
“He's a moron," Blomkvist said. Vanger laughed, but he said: "That may be. But he's not the one who was sentenced by the court.” — Stieg Larsson Copy Share Image
“ What do you need me for? Salander's greatest fear, which was so huge and so black that it was of phobic proportions, was… — Stieg Larsson Copy Share Image
“Mikael had rarely managed to surprise Berger. This time she was silent for nearly ten seconds.” — Stieg Larsson Copy Share Image
“Men could be as big as a house and made of granite, but they all had balls in the same place.” — Stieg Larsson Copy Share Image
“That held for a few minutes, until the head of Budget pointed out that SA was not much better than SS.” — Stieg Larsson Copy Share Image
“La amistad se basa en dos cosas: el respeto y la confianza. Mikael Blomkvist” — Stieg Larsson Copy Share Image
“Don't get politics mixed up in this. It's all about money and it makes no difference if the Social Democrats or the moderates appoint… — Stieg Larsson Copy Share Image
“Every other basic right, such as the Formation of Government and the Right to Freedom of Organization, are simply practical extensions of the Right… — Stieg Larsson Copy Share Image
“This is how it goes. We are born. We live. We grow old. We die. He had played his part. All that remained was… — Stieg Larsson Copy Share Image
