The northern part of Sweden is considered more isolated, not so sociable, not so educated, more unemployment, very working-class, and people drink more than rest of Sweden; that's the kind of area I'm from. — Asa Larsson Copy Share Image
“How the hell is he supposed to sleep when his brain is running a nonstop festival of horror films. First” — Åsa Larsson Copy Share Image
The feeling of being an underdog, not belonging, is very much me. You harbour a little feeling of resentment towards the 'upper dog'. — Asa Larsson Copy Share Image
“It’s the job, she thought. I work too hard. That’s why my thoughts go round and round at night, like a hamster on a… — Åsa Larsson Copy Share Image
It is so much hard work writing your first novel. You're not even sure that it is possible to do. — Asa Larsson Copy Share Image
“sometimes think that if you recall a situation in which you were really depressed, you feel all the sorrow flooding back when you think about it. And if you recall a situation in which you were really happy, the happiness comes back to you. But if your memory of a situation fills you with anxiety, the feelings you had don’t… — Åsa Larsson Copy Share
“But I feel a sense of peace when I’m working. Happiness, almost. It’s when I’m not working I feel uneasy.” — Åsa Larsson Copy Share Image
I was a big reader as a child. My father is a great book lover and a librarian, but he forbid me to read… — Asa Larsson Copy Share Image
I don't think there is anything wrong with learning from people who are better than you. — Asa Larsson Copy Share Image
Because you're a crime writer you're asked to have a point of view on a lot of things, and I'm uncomfortable having public opinions… — Asa Larsson Copy Share Image
“Listen, kid, you shouldn't work so bloody hard. Sometimes it's a goos idea just to let go and scream a bit." Let go she… — Åsa Larsson Copy Share Image
