My father thought, and now I think too, that the system of democracy is entirely based upon the system of justice. If… — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
Justice doesn't only mean that the people who commit crime are punished. It also means that we can never give up seeking… — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
It struck me as I listened to those two men that a truer nomination (name) for our species than Homo sapiens might… — 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
Sweden is still a very peaceful country to live in. I think that people in Britain have created this mythology about Sweden,… — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
Some people give theirselves a certain number of white weeks once in a year, when they do not drink a single drop… — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
Although I never marched through the streets shouting for Mao, I do believe that the liberation of China at the end of… — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
Many people make the mistake of confusing information with knowledge. They are not the same thing. Knowledge involves the interpretation of information.… — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
What differentiates us from animals is the fact that we can listen to other people's dreams, fears, joys, sorrows, desires and defeats… — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
Go to Mozambique! As long as you don't expect to find flawless infrastructure, just go. Because this is a country where people… — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
When one historical period is replaced by another, there is always a group of people left over from the old society — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
Society had grown cruel. People who felt they were unwanted or unwelcome in their own country, reacted with aggression. There was no… — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
I am not afraid of dying. I have lived longer than most people in the world. What scares me is to have… — 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
