Erlend Loe

One problem with people is that as soon as they fill a space it's them you see and not the space. Large,…

— Erlend Loe

“What's hectic about all this is the thought that I haven't asked to be here. I am just here. So is everybody…

— Erlend Loe

I have the strangest thoughts in my head, maybe I should not write them down.

— Erlend Loe

I don't think I am any different from other people. I have the same dreams. I want a family. I want a…

— Erlend Loe

“Osim toga, svet je mali. Ponekad se stvari sklope na najslađi način. Drugi put se sklope na manje slatke načine, ili se…

— Erlend Loe

The only question that really counts, must be thins one: are things getting better or are they getting worse?

— Erlend Loe

Something is going to have to happen. Not necessarily something big. Just something.

— Erlend Loe

Everything which is human is alien to me.

— Erlend Loe

“I sat there thinking this had to be the pits. I was afraid that I had become fed up with life, that…

— Erlend Loe

I don't want all that much. But I want to be fine. I want to live a simple life with many good…

— Erlend Loe

“Tata? Mm? Da smo slonovi, bili bismo pet slonova. Da. Blesavo, je l' da? Da ,jeste. Zamisli to! Da. Odlično Bertolde.Lepo.”

— Erlend Loe

“Jedne je večeri došla kasnije nego obično. Bio sam legao. Brzo sam navukao prve gaće koje su mi se našle pod rukom.…

— Erlend Loe

“A vážně hrozné je, že celkem zakrátko přijde Maj Britt na obláček k von Borringově matce na permanentní návštěvu, protože Maj Brittiny…

— Erlend Loe

“Både Huyn-Soo og treneren er skuffet over at han ikke vant den også, han hadde drømt om fire gull, men en canadier…

— Erlend Loe

“…Egil har altså ikke sugd det fra eget bryst, men, sier han, vi må ta i betraktning at den tiden er over.…

— Erlend Loe

The only thing I can be sure of at any given time is what I am thinking myself. I have no idea…

— Erlend Loe

We shall never meet, but there is something I want you to know. My time is not the same as your time.…

— Erlend Loe

“Jeg burde koble ham med Constance. De hadde elsket hverandre. De kunne ha ridd og løpt nakne rundt i skogen og spist…

— Erlend Loe

There are too many confusing things present. Things I know. Thoughts I have. Sarcasm. Things I think I ought to be doing…

— Erlend Loe

“I feel alone, I've always felt alone and I push everyone away because I'm a prat like everyone else, and no one…

— Erlend Loe

“Nå har jeg ham, tenker jeg. Alle vet at det ikke finnes tigere i Afrika. Alle unntatt Børre.”

— Erlend Loe

I think I'm more concerned with things that are very big and things that are very small than with all the stuff…

— Erlend Loe

But I would rather have snow. Snow is the on.y weather I really like. Nothing makes me less grumpy than snow. I…

— Erlend Loe

“I feel I am on a high. For the first time in a very long while I have a feeling that anything…

— Erlend Loe

It's good for me to see so many other people who are not me. That there are so many others. I feel…

— Erlend Loe