--- title: "1 Smell Fear Quotes By Jo Nesbo" description: "1 Smell Fear quotes by Jo Nesbo. Plus more from Jo Nesbo and more Smell Fear sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/66e/jo-nesbo-8743_carnivores_i-ve-read-that-it-s-the-smell-some-carni_2872798.jpg" --- > [I've read that it's the smell some carnivores use to find their prey. Imagine the trembling victim trying to hide, but knowing that the smell of its own fear will kill it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-nesbo/i-ve-read-that-it-s-the-smell-some-carnivores-use-to-find-their-prey-2/) [Jo Nesbo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-nesbo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/66e/jo-nesbo-8743_carnivores_i-ve-read-that-it-s-the-smell-some-carni_2872798.jpg) ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/smell-fear/jo-nesbo/#itemlist", "name": "1 Smell Fear Quotes By Jo Nesbo", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I've read that it's the smell some carnivores use to find their prey. 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