“Words and form! We have a totally clear view of the world when we're fourteen years old, maybe sooner. But then we need another fifty years in order to create a language that can express those impressions. And in the… — Håkan Nesser Copy Share Image
“The dead are older than the living, he thought. Irrespective of how old they were when they passed over to the other side, they… — Håkan Nesser Copy Share
“..chaos is the neighbour of God: but everything's usually neat and tidy in hell...” — Håkan Nesser Copy Share
“Words and form! We have a totally clear view of the world when we're fourteen years old, maybe sooner. But then we need another… — Håkan Nesser Copy Share
“A crime is born in the gap between the morality of society and that of the individual.” — Håkan Nesser Copy Share
“We are closer to the end of the world than to that minute that has just passed by, because that is lost forever.” — Håkan Nesser Copy Share
“Imagine a twelve-year-old-girl. Imagine her being attacked, raped and murdered. Take your time. Then imagine God. M. Barin, poet” — Håkan Nesser Copy Share
“It's not easy being human. Especially when you are tired and overworked all the time... That's when you become inhuman.” — Hakan Nesser Copy Share
“The ritual works. The forms overcome doubts. We have learned over the centuries to weave meaning around emptiness and pain. A meaning and a… — Håkan Nesser Copy Share
“The living must look after one another, he thought. The worst possible outcome is to die without having lived.” — Håkan Nesser Copy Share
