'In the Wake' was a very bleak book. This relationship was not too good, the father and son. This time around, I… — Per Petterson Copy Share Image
Living here where I live, on a farm way out in the countryside, in the woods, in fact, I have plenty of… — Per Petterson Copy Share Image
I don't know if nature is a direct literary influence on my writing, but it is certainly important to me. I take… — Per Petterson Copy Share Image
Time is important to me now, I tell myself.Not that it should pass quickly or slowly, but only be time, be something… — Per Petterson Copy Share Image
“...everything felt fine at that moment; the suit was fine, and the twon was fine to walk in, along the cobblestone street,… — Per Petterson Copy Share Image
“...I opened my eyes as if to a new beginning; nothing I saw was familiar to me, my head was empty, no… — Per Petterson Copy Share Image
The important discovery I made very early is that my novels had to be written without any given plan or outline. I… — Per Petterson Copy Share Image
To tell you the truth, I don't edit much at all. Most times, when I have finished the first draft, that's the… — Per Petterson Copy Share Image
“I wonder whether that is how we get to be after living alone for a long time, that in the middle of… — Per Petterson Copy Share Image
“But I was not quite with him in my thoughts, and I wonder whether that is how we got to be after… — Per Petterson Copy Share Image
I come from a working-class family. They're the people I know and the people I love, I guess. I do not write about them… — Per Petterson Copy Share Image
When my mother talked about her brother, there was this light in her eyes. I thought, 'This is the basis of a novel.' — Per Petterson Copy Share Image
“But life had shifted its weight from one point to another, from one leg to the other, like a silent giant in the vast… — Per Petterson Copy Share Image
“All my life I have longed to be alone in a place like this. Even when everything was going well, as it often did.… — Per Petterson Copy Share Image
“I distinctly heard the blackbird from the top of a spruce tree, and clear as glass I heard the lark high up and several… — Per Petterson Copy Share Image
I decided if I couldn't be a writer, my life would be miserable. I had this imaginary room of references to all the books… — Per Petterson Copy Share Image
“It is important not to be careless about supper when you are alone. It is easily done, boring as it is to cook for… — Per Petterson Copy Share Image
“We ran back, he first and I following him, between the beds and downstairs, and we picked up an armful of wood from the… — Per Petterson Copy Share Image
I rely heavily on rhythm when I write. You should tap your foot when you read it, all the way through. — Per Petterson Copy Share Image
“What I liked was the train ride. It took an hour and that was enough for me to be able to lean backwards against… — Per Petterson Copy Share Image
“...everything felt fine at that moment; the suit was fine, and the twon was fine to walk in, along the cobblestone street, and we… — Per Petterson Copy Share Image
