“If a policeman is serious about his profession but says he has time, he lies.” — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
“There's no reality without battles and no future without fights.” — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
“The truth is never simple. It’s only in the Western world that you think knowledge is something you can acquire quickly and… — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
Not having time for a person, not being able to sit in silence together with somebody, that's the same as rejecting them,… — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
“Every time Wallander stepped into someone's home, he felt as though he were looking at the front cover of a book that… — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
“History can never give us exact knowledge of what will happen in the future: rather, it shows us that our ability to… — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
As a writer, I am an intellectual. I believe in the ideals of the Enlightenment, I believe in the written word, in… — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
At the time of independence in 1975, Mozambique was extremely poor. Many Portuguese residents abandoned the country, leaving only a handful of… — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
In Africa, listening is a guiding principle. It's a principle that's been lost in the constant chatter of the Western world, where… — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
“I admit that I have been surprised during recent times. People I thought might well flee into the shadows have proved to… — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
“When I picked up a book that I had read many times before, the words opened themselves up again. What I was… — 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
“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
“in a rash moment he decided to lie his way to the truth. If he wasn't mistaken, Ellen Magnusson had had very… — 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
“China is a poor country. The economic development everybody talks about has only benefited a limited part of the population. If this… — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
“The forest has been growing for hundreds of years. Each time a child is born, a tree is planted. You could see… — 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
“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
